Discover the role of Python in space exploration 

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Discover the opportunities of the Artemis Program

Understand continued research goals of space exploration

Dive into STEM through the opportunities of NASA

Achieve more through the inspiration of space travel

Use code and data science practices to solve space exploration problems

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Introduction

Understand what defines a programming language

Discover the power to solve problems using Visual Studio Code

Understand the importance of Python in solving big data problems

Exercise - Install and configure Visual Studio Code for data exploration

(Optional) Exercise - Run Visual Studio Code in your browser for data exploration

Exercise - Install Python to use in Visual Studio Code for data exploration

Exercise - Install Visual Studio Code extensions needed for data exploration

Exercise - Create a Jupyter Notebook file in Visual Studio Code and run a simple program

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Introduction

Exercise - Add comments to Python Notebooks to add clarity to your code

Exercise - Code basic arithmetic in Python for future data analysis

Exercise - Create variables in Python Notebooks for future data analysis

Exercise - Create and manipulate text in Python code

Exercise - Create lists of data in Python code

Exercise - View results of variables and expressions in Python Notebooks

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Exercise - Compare values of data with Python code

Exercise - Control the flow of code using conditional statements

Exercise - Repeat code with while and for loops

Exercise - Chunk code into functions for easy reusability and readability

Exercise - Import data from text files with Python

Exercise - Use parameters to specify variability in functions

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Exercise - Create a Jupyter Notebook to explore data about Moon rocks

Exercise - Read in Moon rock data from a text file for exploration

Exercise - Create a function to count types of Moon rocks found

Exercise - Count the number of Moon rocks by calling a Python function

Exercise - Analyze and summarize data in Python

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