Data 6: Introduction to Computational Thinking with Data 📊

UC Berkeley, Summer 2024

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Instructors:

Atticus Ginsborg he/him

atticus.ginsborg@berkeley.edu

Edwin Vargas Navarro he/him

jedwin321@berkeley.edu

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Week 6 Announcements

Jul 29 · 0 min read

Assignments Due
- Final Project is due Wednesday, August 7th @ 11 PM
- Survey 5 is due Wednesday, August 7th @ 11 PM
Final Exam Review Session on Wednesday (8/7) during lecture time.
Regular Final Time is Friday, August 9th 10 AM - 12 PM @SOCS 110
- If you need accommodations for the exam, please email Edwin and Atticus ASAP.

Week 1 — Introduction to Python

Jul 1

1 Introduction, Course Overview: Slides • Code • Blank Code

2 Jupyter Notebooks, Arithmetic: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 1.1, 3.1; SPR 8

Survey Welcome Survey Due Jul 1 @ 11:00PM

Reading Weekly Reading 1 Due July 5 @ 12:00PM: Assignment

Jul 2

3 Evaluation, Names, Data Types: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CP 1.2; CIT 3.2; 4.1; 4.2

Lab 1 Using Jupyter Notebooks Due Jul 3 @ 11:00PM

Jul 3

4 Arrays and Variables: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: PPDS 1.2, CIT 5.1

5 NumPy, Indexing, Working with Data: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: PPDS 5.2, CIT 5.6

Homework 1 Introduction to Python Due Jul 11 @ 11:00PM

Survey Weekly Survey 1 Due Jul 11 @ 11:00PM

Jul 4

No Class — Independence Day

Jul 5

Discussion 1 Fractions & Health Data: Worksheet •

Week 2 — Visualizing Data

Jul 8

6 Introduction to Social Science Research: Slides

7 Introduction to Visualization: Slides

Reading Weekly Reading 2 Due July 12 @ 12:00PM: Text • Assignment :Optional Reading: CIT 7, FDV 1

Jul 9

8 Table Fundamentals: Slides • Code

Optional Reading: CIT 6, CIT 6.2 datascience Documentation

Lab 2 Table Methods and Data Manipulation Due Jul 10 @ 11:00PM

Jul 10

9 Visualizing Categorical Variables: Slides • Code • Blank Code

10 Visualizing Numerical Variables: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 7.3, FDV 12.1

Jul 11

10.5 Visualizing Two Numerical Variables: Slides • Code • Blank Code

11 Bickel Case Study: Slides

Lab 3 Visualization Methods Due Jul 14 @ 11:00PM

Homework 2 Table Methods and Data Visualization Due Jul 18 @ 11:00PM

Survey Weekly Survey 2 Due Jul 18 @ 11:00PM

Jul 12

Discussion 2 Data Humanism in Visualization: Worksheet •

Week 3 — Tables

Jul 15

Quiz Quiz 1: Python and Visualization

12 Sorting and Filtering Rows: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 6.1, CIT 6.2

Reading Weekly Reading 3 Due July 19 @ 12:00PM: Text • Assignment

Jul 16

13 Row Methods, Joining Tables: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 8.4

Lab 4 Tables Due Jul 17 @ 11:00PM

Jul 17

14 Functions: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 8, SPR 9, PPDS 2.5

15 Group, Pivot: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 7.1.3, CIT 8.3.3, Table Function Visualizer

Jul 18

16 Applying: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 8.1

Lab 5 More Table Method Due Jul 21 @ 11:00PM

Homework 3 Advanced Table Methods Due Jul 25 @ 11:00PM

Survey Weekly Survey 3 Due Jul 25 @ 11:00PM

Jul 19

Discussion 3 Algorithmic Bias: Worksheet

Week 4 — Control and Iteration

Jul 22

17 Comparisons: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 4.3; SPR 14

18 Control: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 9.1; CP 1.5

Reading Weekly Reading 4 Due July 26 @ 12:00PM: Text • Assignment

Jul 23

19 Iteration: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: CIT 9.2; SPR 12

Lab 6 Functions and Control Due July 24 @ 11:00PM

Jul 24

20 More Iteration: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: PPDS 2.1

Jul 25

21 Maps: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: Plotly Documentation

Lab 7 Iteration Due July 28 @ 11:00PM

Homework 4 Control, Iteration, and Strings Due Aug 1 @ 11:00PM

Survey Weekly Survey 4 Due Aug 1 @ 11:00PM

Jul 26

Discussion 4 Privacy: Worksheet •

Week 5 — Simulation, Files, and Dictionaries

Jul 29

Quiz Quiz 2: Tables, Functions and Loops

22 File Formats, Dictionaries: Slides • Blank Code • Code

Optional Reading: SPR 23; CP 2.4.3

Jul 30

23 Randomness, Simulation Part 1: Slides • Code

Optional Reading: CIT 9; CIT 9.3

Lab 8 Randomness and Simulation Due July 31 @ 11:00PM

Final Project Using Dictionaries Due Aug 7 @ 11:00PM

Jul 31

24 Sampling: Slides

25 Randomness, Simulation Part 2: Slides • Code

Aug 1

26 LLMs: Slides

Survey Weekly Survey 5 Due Aug 7 @ 11:00PM

Aug 2

Discussion 5 Recap and Review: Worksheet

Week 6 — Human Contexts and Ethics and Conclusion

Aug 5

27 Guest Lecture - Human Contexts and Ethics

Prep Work: Explore the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Website

Aug 6

28 Fun with Plotly: Slides • Code • Blank Code

Optional Reading: Plotly Documentation

Aug 7

R Final Review: Slides

Aug 8

29 Conclusion and Next: Slides

Aug 9

Exam Final Exam: Main Exam: Friday, August 9th @ 10 AM in SOCS 110