Joy and Beauty of Data

 

Fall Semester 2021

Dates and assignments more than a week out may be adjusted as the semester goes on. Please treat this web page as a living document subject to change. 

Week

Date

Subject

Assignments -- see Brightspace (D2L)

1

 

W Aug 25

F Aug 27

 

Overview and syllabus

Data Types 

Set up for Python:
    Mac
    PC

2

M Aug 30

T Aug 31

W Sep 1

F Sep 3

Turtle Graphics

 

Turtle Graphics Events 

Modules 

 

 Lab 1

3

M Sep 6

T Sep 7

W Sep 8

F Sep 10

Labor Day - no classes

 

Functions 

Selection 

 

 Lab 2

Program 1 assigned

4

M Sep 13

T Sep 14

W Sep 15

F Sep 17

Iteration

 

Strings 

Recursion 

 

Lab 3

 

Program 1 due

5

M Sep 20

T Sep 21

W Sep 22

F Sep 24

Review

Practice Practicum

Practicum 1 

Practicum Solution

 

Lab 4

Practicum 1 (in class)

6

M Sep 27

T Sep 28

W Sep 29

F Oct 1

Lists

 

Lists 

Lists 

Program 2 assigned

Lab 5

 

7

M Oct 4

T Oct 5

W Oct 6

F Oct 8

Files

 

Files 

Files

 

Lab 6

 

Program 2 due

8

M Oct 11

T Oct 12

W Oct 13

F Oct 15

Dictionaries 

 

Dictionaries 

Dictionaries

Program 3 assigned

Lab 7

 

9

M Oct 18

T Oct 19

W Oct 20

F Oct 22

Object Oriented Basics 

 

Object Oriented Basics 

Object Oriented Basics

 

 Lab 8

 

Program 3 due

10

M Oct 25

T Oct 26

W Oct 27

F Oct 29

Review 

Practice Practicum

Practicum 2 

Practicum Solution

 

Lab 9

Practicum 2 (in class)
11

M Nov 1

T Nov 2

W Nov 3

F Nov 5

More Object Orientation 

 

More Object Orientation 

OOP recap

Program 4 assigned

Lab 10

 

 

12

M Nov 8

T Nov 9

W Nov 10

F Nov 12

NumPy Module 

 

NumPy Module

NumPy Module 

 

 Lab 11

 

Program 4 due

13

M Nov 15

T Nov 16

W Nov 17

F Nov 19

matplotlib Module 

matplotlib Module

 

matplotlib Module 

Program 5 assigned

Lab 12

 

 

14

Nov 22  -

Nov 26

 FALL BREAK -  no classes 
 

15

M Nov 29

T Nov 30

W Dec 1

F Dec 3

pandas Module 

pandas Module

 

pandas Module 

 

Lab 13

 

Program 5 due

16

M Dec 6

T Dec 7

W Dec 8

F Dec 10

scikit-learn Module 

 

Python vs. C vs. Java

Review Data Modules

 

Lab 14

 

 

17

M Dec 13

W Dec 15

FINALS WEEK - no class

FINAL EXAM  (Practicum 3)

 

Practicum 3 (Final)
8:00 am - 9:50 am
103 Barnard Hall

 

Lectures

  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am - 9:50 am
  • Instrutor: Mr. Daniel DeFrance

Course Assistants

Open Lab

  • Tuesday 800 – 850: Collin Wright
  • Tuesday 900 – 950: To be staffed by a CSCI 495 student
  • Tuesday 1000 – 1050: Kristoff Finley
  • Tuesday 1710 – 1800: David Hamlin

Regular Labs 

  • Section 001: Tuesday 1100 – 1150: Lin Shi 
  • Section 002: Tuesday 1200 – 1300: Nic Dzomba 
  • Section 003: Tuesday 1310 – 1400: Bowen Kruse 
  • Section 004: Tuesday 1410 – 1500: Kristoff Finley
    • Email: Kristoff Finley <kristoffgearhartfinley@gmail.com>
    • Office Hours
  • Section 005: Tuesday 1510 – 1600: Collin Wright
    • Email: Collin Wright <collinwright19@gmail.com>
    • Office Hours
  • Section 006: Tuesday 1610 – 1700: David Hamlin
    • Email: dphamlin26@gmail.com <dphamlin26@gmail.com>
    • Office Hours
  • Section 008: Tuesday 1810 – 2000 : Joshua Anderson
    • Email: Joshua Anderson <joshua_k_anderson@outlook.com>
    • Office Hours

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