What Will You Learn?
- Spark Architecture and Components: Understand the core architecture of Apache Spark, including its components like Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and MLlib, and how they interact within the ecosystem.
- PySpark DataFrames and RDDs: Gain expertise in working with Spark DataFrames and Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs) for handling and processing large-scale data efficiently.
- Data Manipulation and Transformation: Learn techniques for manipulating and transforming data using PySpark, including filtering, aggregating, and joining datasets.
- Spark SQL and Query Optimization: Master the use of Spark SQL for querying data and learn strategies for optimizing queries to improve performance.
- Machine Learning with MLlib: Explore Spark's MLlib library for implementing machine learning algorithms and models, and understand how to scale these processes for large datasets.
- Stream Processing: Discover how to handle real-time data streams with Spark Streaming, including processing, analyzing, and managing streaming data efficiently.
Course Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to PySpark
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1.1 What is PySpark?
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1.1.1 Overview
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:: PySpark vs. Apache Spark
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:: Key features and benefits of PySpark
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1.1.2 Architecture
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:: Spark architecture overview
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:: Components: Spark Core, Spark SQL, DataFrames, Datasets, MLlib, Spark Streaming
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1.2 Setting Up PySpark
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1.2.1 Installation
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:: Installing PySpark on local machine (using pip or conda)
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:: Setting up a PySpark development environment (Jupyter Notebooks, IDEs)
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1.2.2 Configuration
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:: Configuring Spark with Hadoop
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:: Setting up Spark clusters on local, standalone, and cloud environments
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1.3 PySpark Basics
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1.3.1 Understanding RDDs (Resilient Distributed Datasets)
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:: RDD concepts: creation, transformations, actions
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:: Working with RDDs in PySpark
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1.3.2 Introduction to DataFrames
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:: DataFrame creation and operations
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:: Difference between RDDs and DataFrames
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1.4 Hands-On Exercise: Getting Started with PySpark
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1.4.1 Environment Setup
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:: Install PySpark and set up a local environment
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1.4.2 Basic Operations
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:: Create and manipulate RDDs and DataFrames
Module 2: DataFrames and SQL
Module 3: Advanced Data Processing
Module 4: Machine Learning with PySpark
Module 5: Advanced Topics and Best Practices
Module 6: Real-World Projects and Case Studies
A. Course Resources
B. Assignments and Evaluation
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