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The Joy and Beauty of Data

Fall Semester 2020

Week

Date

Subject

Who Should Attend

Assignments

1

M Aug 17

W Aug 19

F Aug 21

Overview and syllabus

Data Types 

Turtle Graphics

Last Name: A - D

Last Name: E - K

Last Name: L - Q

Set up for Python:
    Mac
    PC

2

M Aug 24

T Aug 25

W Aug 26

F Aug 28

Turtle Graphics Events 

 

Modules 

Functions 

Last Name: R - Z

 

Last Name: A - D

Last Name: E - K

 

 Lab 1

3

M Aug 31

T Sep 1

W Sep 2

F Sep 4

Selection 

 

Iteration

Strings 

First-come-first-served, so be early to get a seat. Class time is for optional Q/A.

Lectures will now be pre-recorded and posted early.

Program 1 assigned

 Lab 2

 

4

M Sep 7

T Sep 8

W Sep 9

F Sep 11

Labor Day - no classes

 

Recursion 

Lists
 

 

Lab 3

Program 1 due

5

M Sep 14

T Sep 15

W Sep 16

F Sep 18

Lists 

 

Lists 

Files
 

Program 2 assigned

 Lab 4

 

6

M Sep 21

T Sep 22

W Sep 23

F Sep 25

Files 

 

Files

Review
 

 

Lab 5

Program 2 due

 

7

M Sep 28

T Sep 29

W Sep 30

F Oct 2

Review

Practice Practicum

Practicum 1 

Practicum Solution
 

 

Lab 6

Practicum 1 

 

8

M Oct 5

T Oct 6

W Oct 7

F Oct 9

Dictionaries 

 

Dictionaries 

Dictionaries
 

Program 3 assigned

 Lab 7

 

9

M Oct 12

T Oct 13

W Oct 14

F Oct 16

Object Oriented Basics 

 

Object Oriented Basics 

Object Oriented Basics

 

 

 

 

 

Lab 8

Program 3 due

 
10

M Oct 19

T Oct 20

W Oct 21

F Oct 23

More Object Orientation 

 

More Object Orientation 

NumPy Module 
 

Program 4 assigned

 Lab 9

 

11

M Oct 26

T Oct 27

W Oct 28

F Oct 30

NumPy Module

 

NumPy Module 

scikit-learn Module 
 

 

Lab 10

Program 4 due

 

12

M Nov 2

T Nov 3

W Nov 4

F Nov 6

Review 

ELECTION DAY -- no lab

Practicum 2 

matplotlib Module 
 

 

 No lab

Practicum 2

 

13

M Nov 9

T Nov 10

W Nov 11

F Nov 13

matplotlib Module

 

VETERAN'S DAY -  no classes 

pandas Module 
 

Program 5 assigned

 Lab 11

 

 

14

M Nov 16

T Nov 17

W Nov 18

F Nov 20

pandas Module 

 

Review

FINAL EXAM  (Practicum 3)
 

 

Lab 12

Program 5 due

 

15

M Nov 23

W Nov 25

No class

... Finals Week ends
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Lectures

*This semester, to maintain social distancing but still give students a chance to have live classroom involvement, the course lectures are prerecorded and available online through the Content menu of D2L; the 9 - 10 classtime is for live attendance for any students who would like to review in person or ask questions. 

Course Assistants

Open Lab

Regular Labs