Introduction to Google
Colab
What is Google Colab?
Features and Benefits
Getting Started
Basic Operations
Working with Datasets
Connecting with Google Drive
Running Shell Commands
Limitations and Best Practices
Hands-on Example
What is Google Colab?
Cloud-based Jupyter Notebook environment
Free to use with Google account
Supports Python and various ML libraries
Features and Benefits
Free access to GPUs and TPUs
Collaborative coding environment
Integration with Google Drive
Easy sharing and version control
Getting Started
Visit: colab.research.google.com
Sign in with Google account
Create a new notebook or upload existing ones
Basic Operations
Markdown for documentation
Code Cells for Python code
Magic Commands for performance and debugging
Working with Datasets
Upload from local drive
Mount Google Drive
Access public datasets
Connecting with Google
Drive
Use: from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/drive')
Navigate with: !ls /content/drive
Running Shell Commands
Use '!' before shell commands
Example: !ls, !pwd, !pip install
Limitations and Best
Practices
Session limits (~12 hours)
RAM and Disk space limitations
Save work frequently
Use checkpoints and version control
Hands-on Example
Example: Linear Regression in Google Colab
Import libraries, load data, and train model
Visualize results and save outputs
Face Detectionn Colab link
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/
1vsf6jATDRNTRWrmY-JH3zUOCQ0DYJ9rV