This lesson is a template for creating ICESat-2hackweek lessons.
It is based on the lesson template used in Data Carpentry and Software Carpentry workshops,
| 09:00 | Intro and Preparation for ICESat-2 Hackweek |
What is the format of this event?
Will my laptop work for this hackathon? Will I need to learn a specific programming language to participate? What can I do in advance to prepare? |
| 09:05 | Getting set up with Git and GitGub |
What is Git/GitHub?
Why do I need a GitHub account for this event? Why are we joining a GitHub organization? How do I configure my account so I can access cloud computing resources? How will GitHub repositories be structured? |
| 09:15 | Getting Connected to our Shared Computing Environment |
Why are we using a shared cloud environment?
How do I access the shared cloud environment? What is Pangeo and how is this system configured? |
| 09:30 | Getting Started with Conda |
What is Conda?
How do I install Conda? |
| 09:45 | Getting a NASA Earthdata login |
What is the NASA Earthdata portal?
Why do I need to get a login for this? |
| 09:55 | Introductory Python Resources | What is Python and how can I get started? |
| 10:05 | An Introduction to the Scientific Python Ecosystem |
What tools does Python offer to a working scientist?
How do I maninpulate numerical data in Python and visualize it? |
| 10:15 | An Introduction to the Pandas Library | How do I maninpulate tabular data in Python? |
| 10:25 | Finish |