CS 88: Computational Structures in Data Science c88c logo
Fall 2023
Instructor: Michael Ball

M & W 2pm - 3pm PT VLSB 2050

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Spring 2024 Prospects

If you have questions about enrollment, please reach out to Data Science Adivsing. STAT20, and other prereqs will be approved, but only the advisors have access to CalCentral enrollments.

Welcome to DATA C88C Week 1️⃣5️⃣!

Lecture 25: SQL

Lecture 26: Wrap Up

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If you have questions about enrollment, please reach out to Data Science Adivsing. STAT20, and other prereqs will be approved, but only the advisors have access to CalCentral enrollments.

Welcome to DATA C88C Week 1️⃣3️⃣!

Lecture 24: Ask Me Anything

Holiday Break 11/22-11/24

  • No CS88 Activities!

Spring 2024 Prospects

If you have questions about enrollment, please reach out to Data Science Advising. STAT20, and other prereqs will be approved, but only the advisors have access to CalCentral enrollments.

Welcome to DATA C88C Week 1️⃣2️⃣!

Lecture 22: Part 2 Iterators and Generators

Lecture 23: Databases and SQL

Spring 2024 Prospects

If you have questions about enrollment, please reach out to Data Science Advising. STAT20, and other prereqs will be approved, but only the advisors have access to CalCentral enrollments.

Welcome to DATA C88C Week 1️⃣1️⃣!

Lecture 20: Programming Paradigms

Lecture 21: Iterators and Generators

Spring 2024 Prospects

If you have questions about enrollment, please reach out to Data Science Advising. STAT20, and other prereqs will be approved, but only the advisors have access to CalCentral enrollments.

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Lecture 18: Exceptions

Lecture 19: Trees

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Lecture 16: Linked Lists

Lecture 17: Efficiency

Midterm Scores Released on Gradescope

  • Regrade requests close Thurs 10/26
  • Complete the midterm feedback survey for EC

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Lecture 14: Object Oriented Programming

Lecture 15: OOP - Inheritance

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  • Regrade requests open Thurs 10/19
  • Regrade requests close Thurs 10/26

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Lecture 13: Midterm Review

Reminder: Midterm 10/10 7-9PM

  • See Ed/emails for seating and room locations
  • No lecture 10/11

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Lecture 9: Mutable Data

Lecture 10: Abstract Data Types

Note: We're aware the Maps autograder has bugs! Please review Ed.

Welcome to DATA C88C Week 3!

However, the date of the Midterm (Oct 10) and Final Exam (Thurs Dec 14) are set! Please mark your calendars.

Lecture 4: for Loops & Sequences

Welcome to DS/CS C88C Spring 2023!

Yes, this course has too many names!

Welcome everyone!

The current calendar is tenative.

However, the date of the Midterm (Oct 10) and Final Exam (Thurs Dec 14) are set! Please mark your calendars.

Lecture 1: Welcome

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Lab 0: Thurs 8/24

Check the Google Calendar tab (above) for the times locations of labs this week. Week 0 labs are optional, but highly recommended. :)

Calendar

Wk Date Lecture Reading Lab & Discussion Assignments
1 Wed 8/23 1: Welcome & Intro
Q&A Self-Check Slides		 1.2
2.1		 Lab 0: Community and Setup
Solutions
2 Mon 8/28 2: Abstractions & Functions
Q&A Self-Check Slides txt py		 1.3
1.4
1.5
Tue 8/29 Lab 1: Control and Functions
Solutions		 Homework 1
Solutions
Wed 8/30 3: Loops & Functions
Q&A Self-Check Slides py		 1.3
1.4
1.5		 Discussion 1: Control and Iteration Solutions
3 Mon 9/4 No Lecture: Labor Day
Tue 9/5 Lab 2: Lists, List Comprehension and Iteration
Solutions		 Homework 2
Solutions
Wed 9/6 4: Sequences & For Loops
Q&A Self-Check Slides py txt		 2.3 Discussion 2: Lists and List Comprehensions Solutions
4 Mon 9/11 5: Higher Order Functions
Q&A Self-Check Slides py		 1.3
1.4
1.5
Tue 9/12 Lab 3: Environments and Higher Order Functions
Solutions		 Homework 3
Solutions
Wed 9/13 6: Lists & HOFs
Q&A Fa 21 Self-Check Slides py		 1.3
1.4
1.5		 Discussion 3: HOFs and Environment Diagrams Solutions
5 Mon 9/18 7: HOFs and Environment Diagrams
Q&A Sp 22 Self-Check Slides py		 1.6
Tue 9/19 Lab 4: Lambdas and Dictionaries
Solutions		 Homework 4
Solutions
Wed 9/20 8: Lambdas & Dictionaries
Q&A Sp 22 Self-Check Slides py		 1.6
2.4		 Discussion 4: Lambdas and Dictionaries Solutions
Fri 9/22 Maps

Maps Checkpoint
6 Mon 9/25 9: Mutable Data
Q&A Fa 22 Self-Check Slides py		 2.4
3.3
Tue 9/26 Lab 5: ADTs
Solutions		 Homework 5
Solutions
Wed 9/27 10: Abstract Data Types and Dictionaries
Q&A Sp 22 Fa 21 Self-Check Slides notebook py		 2.2
2.5
2.6		 Discussion 5: Abstract Data Types Solutions
7 Mon 10/2 11: Recursion
Q&A Sp 22 Self-Check Slides py		 1.7
Tue 10/3 Lab 6: Recursion
Solutions		 Homework 6
Solutions
Wed 10/4 12: Tree Recursion
Q&A Sp 22 (More Recursion) Sp 22 Self-Check Slides py		 1.7 Discussion 6: Recursion Solutions
8 Mon 10/9 13: More Recursion / MT Review
Q&A Fa 22 Self-Check Slides
Tue 10/10 Midterm 7-9PM
Wed 10/11 No Lecture: Break
9 Mon 10/16 14: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Q&A Fa 22 Self-Check Slides py		 2.5
2.6
2.7
Tue 10/17 Lab 7: OOP
Solutions		 Homework 7
Solutions
Wed 10/18 15: OOP - Inheritance
Q&A Fa 22 Self-Check Slides py		 2.5
2.7		 Discussion 7: Object Oriented Programming Solutions
10 Mon 10/23 16: Data Structures: Linked Lists
Q&A Fa 22 Self-Check Slides py notebook		 2.9
Tue 10/24 Lab 8: Inheritance + Linked Lists
Solutions		 Homework 8
Solutions
Wed 10/25 17: Efficiency
Q&A Fa 22 Self-Check Slides py		 2.8 Discussion 8: Inheritance & Linked Lists Solutions
11 Mon 10/30 18: Exceptions
Q&A Fa 22 Self-Check Slides py notebook		 2.4
3.3
Tue 10/31 Lab 9: Trees + Exceptions
Solutions		 Homework 9
Solutions
Wed 11/1 19: Data Structures: Trees
Q&A Fa 21 Self-Check Slides py notebook		 2.9 Discussion 9: Trees & Efficiency & Exceptions Solutions
12 Mon 11/6 20: Programming Paradigms
Q&A Fa 21 Self-Check Slides
Tue 11/7 Lab 10: Iterators and Generators
Solutions		 Homework 10
Solutions
Wed 11/8 21: Iterators and Generators
Q&A Fa 21 Self-Check Slides py notebook		 4.2 Discussion 10: Iterators and Generators Solutions Ants Checkpoint
Fri 11/10 No Lecture: Veteran's Day Ants
13 Mon 11/13 22: More Iterators and Generators
Q&A Self-Check Slides notebook py		 4.2
Tue 11/14 Lab 11: SQL
Solutions		 Homework 11
Wed 11/15 23: Databases and SQL
Q&A Fa 21 Self-Check Slides db py notebook		 4.3 Discussion 11: More Iterators/Generators and SQL Solutions
14 Mon 11/20 24: Ask Me Anything
Q&A Self-Check Slides
Wed 11/22 No Lecture: Thanksgiving Break
15 Mon 11/27 25: SQL
Q&A Fa 21 Self-Check Slides sql notebook db		 4.3
Wed 11/29 26: Review and Wrap Up
Q&A Fa 21 Self-Check Slides		 Discussion 12: Final Review Solutions
16 Mon 12/4 No Lecture: RRR Week
Wed 12/6 No Lecture: RRR Week
17 Thu 12/14 Final Exam 3-6PM