Principles of Data Science
DSC 10, Fall 2023 at UC San Diego
Welcome to DSC 10! 👋 To get started:
- Read the entire Syllabus and complete the actions in the Getting Started section.
- Complete the pretest this weekend. We’ll release solutions on Monday.
- Stop by the Meet the Professors mixer on Friday from 11:30AM-12:30PM in the patio of the HDSI Building – there’ll be free pizza! 🍕
See you in lecture on Friday!
Janine Tiefenbruckshe/her
Lecture(s): MWF 9-9:50AM (B), 10-10:50AM (A), Mandeville B-210
Week 0 – Welcome to DSC 10!
- Fri Sep 29
LEC 1 Introduction ✏️
SUR Welcome Survey
Week 2 – DataFrames and Visualization
- Mon Oct 9
LEC 5 Querying and Grouping
- Wed Oct 11
LEC 6 Data Visualization
DIS 2 Arrays and DataFrames
QUIZ 1 In Discussion, Covers Lectures 1-4
- Thu Oct 12
Lab 1 Arrays and DataFrames
- Fri Oct 13
LEC 7 Distributions and Histograms
- Sat Oct 14
HW 1 Basic Python, Arrays, and DataFrames
Week 3 – Functions and Control Flow
- Mon Oct 16
LEC 8 Functions and Apply
- Wed Oct 18
LEC 9 Grouping on Multiple Columns, Merging
DIS 3 Data Visualizations and Functions
- Thu Oct 19
Lab 2 Data Visualizations and Functions
- Fri Oct 20
LEC 10 Conditional Statements and Iteration
- Sat Oct 21
HW 2 DataFrames, Data Visualization, and Functions
Week 4 – Probability and Simulation
- Mon Oct 23
LEC 11 Probability
- Wed Oct 25
LEC 12 Simulation
DIS 4 Grouping, Merging, and Control Flow
QUIZ 2 In Discussion, Covers Lectures 5-10
- Thu Oct 26
Lab 3 DataFrames, Control Flow, and Probability
- Fri Oct 27
LEC 13 Midterm Review
- Sat Oct 28
HW 3 DataFrames, Control Flow, and Probability
Week 5 – Midterm Exam
- Mon Oct 30
EXAM Midterm Exam (in registered lecture section)
- Wed Nov 1
LEC 14 Distribution and Sampling
DIS 5 Probability and Simulation
- Fri Nov 3
LEC 15 Bootstrapping and Percentiles
- Sat Nov 4
PROJ Midterm Project (see partner guidelines)
Week 6 – Confidence Intervals and the Normal Distribution
- Mon Nov 6
LEC 16 Confidence Intervals
- Wed Nov 8
LEC 17 Variability and the Normal Distribution
DIS 6 Bootstrapping and Confidence Intervals
- Thu Nov 9
Lab 4 Simulation, Sampling, Bootstrapping
- Fri Nov 10
No Lecture (Veterans Day 🎖️)
- Sat Oct 28
HW 4 Simulation, Sampling, Bootstrapping
Week 7 – Central Limit Theorem
- Mon Nov 13
LEC 18 Central Limit Theorem
- Wed Nov 15
LEC 19 Central Limit Theorem, Sample Size
DIS 7 Sampling and Bootstrapping
QUIZ 3 In Discussion, Covers Lectures 11-12 and 14-15
- Fri Nov 17
LEC 20 Models
- Sat Nov 18
Lab 5 Variability and the Normal Distribution
Week 8 – Hypothesis and Permutation Testing
- Mon Nov 20
LEC 21 Hypothesis Testing
- Tue Nov 21
HW 5 The Normal Distribution and the Central Limit Theorem
- Wed Nov 22
LEC 22 TVD, Permutation Testing
DIS 8 Central Limit Theorem and Hypothesis Testing
- Fri Nov 24
No Lecture (Thanksgiving 🦃)
Week 9 – Prediction
- Mon Nov 27
LEC 23 Permutation Testing
Lab 6 Hypothesis Testing
- Wed Nov 29
LEC 24 Correlation
DIS 9 Hypothesis Testing
QUIZ 4 In Discussion, Covers Lectures 16-22
- Fri Dec 1
LEC 25 Regression, Least Squares
HW 6 Hypothesis Testing and Permutation Testing
Week 10 – Review
- Mon Dec 4
LEC 26 Residuals & Inference
- Tue Dec 5
PROJ Final Project (see partner guidelines)
- Wed Dec 6
LEC 27 Review
DIS 10 Regression
- Thu Dec 7
Lab 7 Regression
- Fri Dec 8
LEC 28 Review, Conclusion
- Sat Dec 9
EXAM Final Exam (7-10PM, location TBD)
SUR End-of-Quarter Survey and Evaluations (due 8AM)