COMPTNG 1
Spreadsheets, Programming, and Their Application to Data Science
Lecture and discussion.
Winter 2027: 1 lecture and 2 discussions. All of them are open. The oldest of these readings was 4 hours ago.
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What the work looks like
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- Problem sets mentioned, no number given, 1 mention in past reviews
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What comes first
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From the registrar's catalog
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. No programming experience required. Covers computer fundamentals such as files, file extensions, directories, paths, ZIP archives, saving and retrieving files, and using a programming-suitable text editor. Use of Desmos Graphing Calculator and Google Sheets. Introduction to core coding concepts such as data types, syntax, variables, functions, and error messages. Demonstration of data analysis tools such as curve fitting, sorting, filtering by value and conditions, pivot tables, weighted averages, and graphs. Study of programming using Python language. Topics include variables, assignments, data types; arithmetic, comparisons, logical connectives, indexing; built-in functions, math and random functions; control flow, user-defined functions and methods; Python libraries (Pillow, Matplotlib, SciPy). P/NP or letter grading.
Sections in Winter 2027
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Seat counts as of : the oldest of these 3 readings. Seat readings are snapshots, not live availability. Their timestamps show when dibs last checked.
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Seats
Open70 seats left in discussions.
Lecture: 0 of 70 enrolled
Instructor
Lin, B.
no grade historySeat risk
low risk
From the people who took it
Student reviews
What taking COMPTNG 1 was like: the work, the teaching, and what students wish they’d known.
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Seats over time in Winter 2027
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Lec 1 · Lin, B. · 0 of 70 enrolled
Nothing read since 20 Oct, 4 hours ago. Over the 1 minute before that, unchanged.
Both readings say 0 of 70.
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