Welcome to CSE 250!
Syllabus Questions?
Are we all on the Slack channel?
Follow the Slack invitation that is waiting in your student email. If you don’t see an invite, you can join through this link and then ask Sister Allen to add you to the class channel.
Data Activity
- Introduce yourself and learn the names of your group members.
- Make a plan to get help this semester. If you need a friend in class, how will you contact each other? Some ideas: Slack, I-Learn, emails, etc.
- As a team, come up with an interesting story about your printed data sets (you do not have to use all the data). Draw a chart on the whiteboard that helps tell your story.
Methods Checkpoint
All the answers will be in the assigned reading or in these slides.
You will also need to install a package in Python before you answer the last question.
Notes on Project 0
Installing Packages and Extensions
Learn how to install packages by reading the assigned material and by watching the video tutorial on this page.
The readings mention a lot of different packages. For Project 0, you need to install at least pandas, altiar, altair-saver, numpy, tabulate, and jupyter.
The readings will also mention two VS Code extensions you need to install.
Jupyter Notebooks vs. Interactive Python Window
This semester I’ll be using Juypyter Notebooks this semester within VS Code. This is a great guide to get you started.
Or you can choose to stick with the Python Interactive window like the textbook does.
Use Your Resources!
- Technical documentation
- Google searches
- Asking for help on Slack
- Don’t forget the data science lab! (Starts next week.)