1. Introduction

• 1.1. What is This?
• 1.2. What is a Computer?
  • 1.2.1. Computer Hardware
  • 1.2.2. What is Programming?
• 1.3. What is Computer Science?
• 1.4. What is Data Science?
  • 1.4.1. What Skills Do I Need to Do Data Science?
• 1.5. An Example Program: Word Count
• 1.6. How to Use This Book
• 1.7. Conventions Used in This Book
  • 1.7.1. code inline with text
  • 1.7.2. Active code
  • 1.7.3. Static code; >>> prompts
  • 1.7.4. Syntax patterns