Schedule: CSCI 127
Syllabus
Joy and Beauty of Data, Fall 2026
Lecture Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:00 a.m.
Lecture Location: Gianforte Hall Room 200
Lab Times: Tuesdays
Open lab from 9:00 to 10:50 a.m.
(Your lab section's meeting time is based on section number.)
Section 001 at 11:00 a.m., 002 at noon, 004 at 2:10 p.m., 005 at 3:10 p.m., and 008 at 4:10 p.m.
Lab Location: Roberts Hall Room 111
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Assignments — details on Canvas |
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1 Data Types |
— W Aug 26 F Aug 28 |
No assignments |
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2 |
M Aug 31 W Sep 2 F Sep 4 |
Lab 1 (Intro) - This and all subsequent labs take place on Tuesday in Roberts Hall, room 111. (Time depends on assigned section.) |
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3 |
M Sep 7 W Sep 9 F Sep 11 |
Lab 2 (Turtle) Program 1 - This and subsequent programs are due on the Friday of the week after they are assigned. |
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4 |
M Sep 14 W Sep 16 F Sep 18 |
Lab 3 (Functions) |
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5 |
M Sep 21 W Sep 23 F Sep 25 |
Review Exam 1 - Data Types Discussion: Computer Memory |
Lab 4 (Practice Quiz) Exam: 9:00 a.m., in class with pencil |
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6 Data Structures |
M Sep 28 W Sep 30 F Oct 2 |
Lab 5 (Iteration, Recursion) Program 2 |
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7 |
M Oct 5 W Oct 7 F Oct 9 |
Lab 6 (Lists) |
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8 |
M Oct 12 W Oct 14 F Oct 16 |
Lab 7 (Files) Program 3 |
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9 Object Oriented Programming |
M Oct 19 W Oct 21 F Oct 23 |
Lab 8 (Dictionaries) |
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10 |
M Oct 26 W Oct 28 F Oct 30 |
Lab 9 (OOP 1) Program 4 |
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11 |
M Nov 2 W Nov 4 F Nov 6 |
Lab 10 (Practice Quiz)
Exam: 9:00 a.m., in class with pencil |
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12 Data Science |
M Nov 9 W Nov 11 F Nov 13 |
Lab 11 (OOP 2) |
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13 |
M Nov 16 W Nov 18 F Nov 20 |
Lab 12 (NumPy) Program 5 (due the Friday after the break) |
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14 |
M Nov 23 W Nov 25 F Nov 27 |
Fall Break - No Classes Fall Break - No Classes Fall Break - No Classes |
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15 |
M Nov 30 W Dec 2 F Dec 4 |
Lab 13 (Matplotlib)
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16 |
M Dec 7 W Dec 9 F Dec 11 |
Lab 14 (Practice Quiz) |
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Final |
Dec 14 |
Final Exam (Exam 3) |
Exam: 8:00 a.m., in class with pencil |