📘 Complete NumPy Tutorial (100+ Pages)
Part I: Foundations (Chapters 1–6)
1. Introduction to NumPy
o What NumPy is, why it matters
o Installation & setup
o Comparison with Python lists
2. NumPy Arrays
o Creating arrays ([Link], [Link], [Link])
o Array attributes: shape, dtype, ndim
o Memory efficiency
3. Array Indexing & Slicing
o Basic slicing
o Boolean indexing
o Fancy indexing
4. Array Creation Routines
o arange, linspace
o Random arrays ([Link])
o Identity matrices
5. Data Types
o Integer, float, complex
o Type conversion (astype)
o Structured arrays
6. Input & Output
o Saving arrays ([Link], [Link])
o Text files ([Link], [Link])
Part II: Core Array Operations (Chapters 7–15)
7. Basic Operations
o Arithmetic
o Broadcasting
o Universal functions (ufuncs)
8. Mathematical Functions
o Trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic
o Aggregations (sum, mean, std)
9. Linear Algebra
o Dot product, matrix multiplication
o Determinant, inverse
o Eigenvalues & eigenvectors
10. Statistics
o Descriptive statistics
o Correlation & covariance
11. Random Module
o Random numbers
o Distributions (normal, binomial, Poisson)
12. Broadcasting
o Rules of broadcasting
o Practical examples
13. Reshaping Arrays
o reshape, ravel, flatten
o Transpose, swapaxes
14. Stacking & Splitting
o hstack, vstack
o split, hsplit, vsplit
15. Sorting & Searching
o sort, argsort
o where, nonzero
Part III: Advanced Techniques (Chapters 16–22)
16. Advanced Indexing
o Multi-dimensional indexing
o Masked arrays
17. Performance Optimization
o Vectorization
o Avoiding loops
o Memory profiling
18. Structured Arrays
o Custom dtypes
o Record arrays
19. Masked Arrays
o Handling missing data
o Mask operations
20. NumPy & Broadcasting Tricks
o Efficient computations
o Real-world use cases
21. Integration with Other Libraries
o Pandas, Scikit-learn
o TensorFlow, PyTorch
22. Visualization with NumPy
o Matplotlib integration
o Image data as arrays
Part IV: Applied Projects (Chapters 23–28)
23. Case Study: Numerical Simulation
o Monte Carlo methods
o Random walks
24. Case Study: Image Processing
o Representing images as arrays
o Filters & transformations
25. Case Study: Financial Analysis
o Stock returns
o Portfolio optimization
26. Case Study: Machine Learning Preprocessing
o Feature scaling
o Normalization
27. Case Study: Signal Processing
o Fourier transforms
o Filtering signals
28. Case Study: Large Dataset Handling
o Memory optimization
o Chunked processing
Part V: Professional Practice (Chapters 29–30)
29. Best Practices
o Clean code with NumPy
o Reproducibility
o Documentation
30. Career Applications
o NumPy in interviews
o NumPy in production workflows
o Building a portfolio with NumPy projects
📑 Expansion & Depth
Each chapter includes:
o Theory (concepts explained clearly)
o Code examples (Python snippets)
o Exercises (practice problems)