Joy and Beauty of Data

 

Spring Semester 2022

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 Jan 19

F Jan 21

 

Overview and syllabus

Data Types 

Set up for Python:
    Mac
    PC

2

M Jan 24

W Jan 26

R Jan 27

F  Jan 28

Turtle Graphics

Turtle Graphics Events 

 

Modules 

 

 

 Lab 1 - turtle graphics

3

M Jan 31

W Feb 2

R Feb 3

F Feb 4

Functions 

Selection 

 

Strings 

Program 1 assigned

 

Lab 2 - functions

 

4

M Feb 7

W Feb 9

R Feb 10

F Feb 11

Iteration

Recursion 

 

Review

 

 

Lab 3 - practice

Program 1 due

5

M Feb 14

W Feb 16

R Feb 17

F Sep 18

Practicum 1

Practicum Solution

 

Lists

Practicum 1 (in class)

 

Lab 4 - strings

 

6

M Feb 21

W Feb 23

R Feb 24

F Feb 25

PRESIDENTS DAY - no classes

Lists 

 

Lists 

 

Program 2 assigned

Lab 5 - lists

7

M Feb 29

T Mar 2

R Mar 3

F Mar 4

Files

Files 

 

Files

 

 

Lab 6 - files

Program 2 due

8

M Mar 7

W Mar 9

R Mar 10

F Mar 11

Dictionaries 

Dictionaries 

 

Dictionaries

Program 3 assigned

 

Lab 7 - dictionaries

 

9

Mar 14 -
Mar 18

SPRING BREAK - no classes

 

10

M Mar 21

W Mar 13

R Mar 24

F Mar 25

Object Oriented Basics 

Object Oriented Basics 

 

Object Oriented Basics

 

 

Lab 8 - OOP

Program 3 due

11

M Mar 28

W Mar 30

R Mar 31

F April 1

More Object Orientation 

Review

 

Practicum 2 

 

 

Lab 9 - practice practicum

Practicum 2 (in class)
12

M April 4

W April 6

R April 7

F April 8

Practicum Solution

More Object Orientation 

 

More Object Orientation 

Program 4 assigned

 

Lab 10* - OOP

 

13

M April 11

W April 13

R April 14

F April 15

NumPy Module 

NumPy Module, NumPy Module 

 

UNIVERSITY DAY- no classes

 

Program 4 due

Lab 12* - numpy

(* there was no lab 11)

14

M April 18

W April 20

R April 21

F April 22

matplotlib Module 

matplotlib Module

 

matplotlib Module 

Program 5 assigned

 

Lab 13 - matplotlib

 

15

M April 25

W April 27

R April 28

F April 29

pandas Module 

pandas Module

 

pandas Module 

 

Lab 14 - pandas

 

Program 5 due

16

M May 2

W May 4

R May 5

F May 6

scikit-learn Module 

Review OOP, Data Modules

 

Python vs. C vs. Java

 

 

 

course evaluation (extra credit)

 

17

M May 9

W May 11

FINALS WEEK - no classes

FINAL EXAM  (Practicum 3)

 

Practicum 3 (Final)
8:00 am - 9:50 am
NAH 165

 

Lectures

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

Course Assistants

Section     From  To    Day   Email
1   Ben Miller 8:00 AM 9:50 AM   Thursday   ben.f.miller24@gmail.com
2   Joaquin Espinoza 10:00 AM 11:50 AM   Thursday   jaec.espi@hotmail.com
3   Geri Viallon 12:15 PM 2:05 PM   Thursday   geriviallon@gmail.com
4   Turner Burchard 2:15 PM 4:05 PM   Thursday   tburchard4@gmail.com
5   Zach Wadhams 4:15 PM 6:05 PM   Thursday   zachary.wadhams@student.montana.edu

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