I was daydreaming about all of the data science learning I’m going to do this summer, now that I’m done with grad school (M.Eng. in Systems Engineering, yay!) – I’m so excited to get to choose what to work on, and not have homework deadlines in the middle of the work-week! I had a thought… Continue reading Summer of Data Science 2015
Category: thoughts/goals
“Becoming a Data Scientist” Podcast?
Well, I’m not fully committed yet, because I think I’m imagining I’m going to have a lot more time when I finish grad school than I actually will (or in reality, I’ve already filled up that available time with fun projects I want to do), but this idea keeps nagging at me…. I’ve been listening… Continue reading “Becoming a Data Scientist” Podcast?
A Couple Articles of Interest
Hi, there! I’ve been so busy with projects lately (for work, class, personal), that I haven’t been able to do as many data science learning projects as I’ve wanted to, but I have been reading up, and I wanted to share some articles I recently found interesting with you! The first is “Crushed It! Landing… Continue reading A Couple Articles of Interest
What I’m up to
I haven’t written here in a while because I haven’t “finished” anything I have been wanting to write about, but why wait until I’m completely done, right? So, here’s a bit about what I’ve been up to data-science-wise: I’m in a grad class called Stochastic Models and we’re learning about Markov Chains right now. Fascinating… Continue reading What I’m up to
Codecademy Python Course: Completed
I can cross off another item on my Goals list since i finally jumped back into the Codecademy “Python Fundamentals” course and completed the final topics this afternoon. I think the course would be good for people that have had at least an introductory programming course in the past. I didn’t have much trouble with… Continue reading Codecademy Python Course: Completed
Goal #1 Reached!
My first “Becoming A Data Scientist” goal was to get an “A” in my Machine Learning class this semester, and I did! Now I can cross that one off the list: Updated Goals
ML Project 4 Results
I am happy to report that I got 100% on the final project I did in the last 2 weeks for my Machine Learning grad class (which is especially great because that was 30% of my grade for the semester!) and I got some good feedback from the professor: Very good analysis and you showed… Continue reading ML Project 4 Results
Is Data Scientist the Right Career Path for Me?
This is a post in response to the interview article “Is Data Scientist the right career path for you? Candid Advice” posted on KDnuggets here: http://www.kdnuggets.com/2014/03/data-scientist-right-career-path-candid-advice.html In that post, Paco Nathan, “a data science expert with 25+ years of industry experience”, is interviewed about Data Science as a career path, and gives his opinions on… Continue reading Is Data Scientist the Right Career Path for Me?
Wolfram Language
Stephen Wolfram recently announced that he is releasing a programming language that appears to include a quick development approach for mathematical and data science projects (and more), utilizing everything that Wolfram Alpha and Mathematica are capable of, and taking them to another level completely. The demonstration in the video is very impressive, and I’m excited to try this out!
Goals
Since this site is about “becoming a data scientist”, I thought I should define what I think that means by setting some goals for myself.