2020 Fall
DATA C100 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Statistics C100/Computer Science C100
Principles & Techniques of Data Science
Anthony D Joseph, Fernando Perez
Aug 26, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020
Tu, Th
09:30 am - 10:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:33470
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Remote Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Semester in the Cloud
Offered through
Data Science
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
237
Enrolled: 1138
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 1375
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Also offered as:
COMPSCI C100
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 hours of outside work hours per week, 1 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
TUE, DECEMBER 15TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Other classes by Anthony D Joseph
Other classes by Fernando Perez
+ 1 Independent Study
Course Catalog Description
In this course, students will explore the data science lifecycle, including question formulation, data collection and cleaning, exploratory data analysis and visualization, statistical inference and prediction, and decision-making. This class will focus on quantitative critical thinking and key principles and techniques needed to carry out this cycle. These include languages for transforming, querying and analyzing data; algorithms for machine learning methods including regression, classification and clustering; principles behind creating informative data visualizations; statistical concepts of measurement error and prediction; and techniques for scalable data processing.
Class Notes
*Lecture, Discussion Sections, and Lab Sections will be offered fully remotely. Course may run a few occasional synchronous lectures but will largely rely on asynchronous materials.
* All seats will be offered under the DATA course offering. No seats will be available under CompSci or S.. show more
* All seats will be offered under the DATA course offering. No seats will be available under CompSci or S.. show more
*Lecture, Discussion Sections, and Lab Sections will be offered fully remotely. Course may run a few occasional synchronous lectures but will largely rely on asynchronous materials.
* All seats will be offered under the DATA course offering. No seats will be available under CompSci or Stat.
* Although the system will not enforce pre-reqs and you will be allowed to enroll, faculty reserves the right to drop students who do not meet stated prerequisites for this class.
* Time conflicts with this class will be allowed by the department. NOTE: Faculty is NOT obligated to accommodate conflicting final exam times or project due dates.
* This class uses 999 sections. In addition to the lecture, you must in enroll in DIS 999 and LAB 999L to enroll in the course. Selection and assignment into the actual discussions happen outside of CalCentral. Instructors will provide more information during the first lecture.
*Enrollment is for undergraduate students only show less
* All seats will be offered under the DATA course offering. No seats will be available under CompSci or Stat.
* Although the system will not enforce pre-reqs and you will be allowed to enroll, faculty reserves the right to drop students who do not meet stated prerequisites for this class.
* Time conflicts with this class will be allowed by the department. NOTE: Faculty is NOT obligated to accommodate conflicting final exam times or project due dates.
* This class uses 999 sections. In addition to the lecture, you must in enroll in DIS 999 and LAB 999L to enroll in the course. Selection and assignment into the actual discussions happen outside of CalCentral. Instructors will provide more information during the first lecture.
*Enrollment is for undergraduate students only show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Undergraduate Students - Excludes Visiting Students
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for DATA C100\STAT C100\COMPSCI C100 after completing DATA 100. A deficient grade in DATA C100\STAT C100\COMPSCI C100 may be removed by taking DATA 100.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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