Data C88C: Computational Structures in Data Science

Fall 2025: Monday, Wednesday 4pm (155 Dwinelle)

Announcements: Monday, December 1

Welcome to Data C88C Week 1️⃣5️⃣!

Lecture 25: Ask Me Anything

Self-Check (Review)
- This is just review content, it's not related to the AMA! :)
Q&A Thread

Lecture 26: Final Review

Announcements: Monday, November 24

Welcome to Data C88C Week 1️⃣4️⃣!

Lecture 24: SQL Aggregations

Lecture 25: Ask Me Anything

Q&A Thread

Announcements: Monday, November 17

Welcome to Data C88C Week 1️⃣3️⃣!

Lecture 22: Databases and SQL

Lecture 23: SQL: Tables

Announcements: Monday, November 10

Welcome to Data C88C Week 1️⃣2️⃣!

Lecture 21: Programming Paradigms

Lecture 20: Iterators and Generators

Announcements: Monday, November 3

Welcome to Data C88C Week 1️⃣1️⃣!

Lecture 18: Trees

Lecture 19: Efficiency

Announcements: Monday, October 27

Welcome to Data C88C Week 1️⃣0️⃣!

Lecture 16: Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritence

Lecture 17: Linked Lists

Don't forget to review your midterm exam grades.

Announcements: Monday, October 20

Welcome to Data C88C Week 9️⃣!

Lecture 14: Object-Oriented Programming

Lecture 15: OOP: Attributes

We are regrading part of the midterm. Score will be updated by end of the day 10/22.

Announcements: Monday, October 13

Welcome to Data C88C Week 8️⃣!

Lecture 13: Midterm Review

Bonus Lecture Self-Check: Lambda Expressions

No Lecture on Wednesday 10/15 - Midterm in the evening

Announcements: Monday, October 6

Welcome to Data C88C Week 7️⃣!

Lecture 11: Recursion Part 2

Lecture 12: Tree Recursion

Lecture 13: Midterm Review

Bonus Lecture Self-Check: Lambda Expressions

Announcements: Monday, September 29

Welcome to Data C88C Week 6️⃣!

Lecture 10: Recursion Part 1

Lecture 9: ADTs:

Announcements: Monday, September 22

Welcome to Data C88C Week 5️⃣!

Lecture 8:

Announcements: Wednesday, August 27

Welcome to Data C88C (Fall 2025)!
If you need access to Ed and were not automatically enrolled, please use https://edstem.org/us/join/QMbsfr to add the class.
This website is still under construction!
Homework and project due dates may change. However, exam dates are set!.
Labs begin the first week of classes after the first lecture on Wed 8/27. The first lab is setup which is a required assignment for all students to complete.
- Labs this week will be drop in.

Current Assignments

Calendar

Week	Date	Lecture	Textbook	Lab & Discussion Links	Homework & Project
1	Wed 8/27	1. Welcome Q&A Self-Check Slides (1pp)		Disc 00: Getting Started Solutions Lab 00: Getting Started Solutions Slides
2	Mon 9/1	No Lecture: Labor Day		Disc 01: Functions Solutions Lab 01: Functions Solutions Slides
	Tue 9/2				HW 01: Functions Solutions
	Wed 9/3	2. Functions (Guest Lecture Isabelle Ng) Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (1pp)	Ch. 1.1 Ch. 1.2 Ch. 1.3
3	Mon 9/8	3. Control Videos Self-Check Slides (1pp) 03.py	Ch. 1.4 Ch. 1.5	Disc 02: Control, Python Lists Solutions Lab 02: Control Solutions Slides
	Tue 9/9				HW 02: Control Solutions
	Wed 9/10	4. Sequences Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (1pp) 04.py	Ch. 2.2 Ch. 2.3
4	Mon 9/15	5. HOFs and Sequences Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (1pp) 05.py	Ch. 1.6	Disc 03: Higher-Order Functions, Environment Diagrams Solutions Video Lab 03: Higher-Order Functions, Python Lists Solutions Slides
	Tue 9/16				HW 03: Higher-Order Functions, Environment Diagrams Solutions
	Wed 9/17	6. HOFs Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (1pp) 06.py	Ch. 1.6
5	Mon 9/22	7. Environments Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (1pp) 07.py	Ch. 1.6	Disc 04: Mutability, Abstract Data Types Solutions Video Lab 04: Mutability, Abstract Data Types Solutions Slides
	Tue 9/23				HW 04: Mutability, Abstract Data Types Solutions
	Wed 9/24	8. Mutable Data Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 08.py	Ch. 2.4
	Fri 9/26				Maps
6	Mon 9/29	9. ADTs Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 09.py 09.ipynb	Ch. 2.4	Disc 05: Recursion Solutions Video Lab 05: Recursion Solutions Slides
	Tue 9/30				HW 05: Recursion Solutions
	Wed 10/1	10. Recursion I Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 10.py	Ch. 1.7
7	Mon 10/6	11. Recursion II Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 11.py	Ch. 1.7	Disc 06: Tree Recursion Solutions Video Lab 06: Tree Recursion Solutions Slides
	Tue 10/7				HW 06: Tree Recursion Solutions
	Wed 10/8	12. Tree Recursion Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 12.py	Ch. 1.7
8	Mon 10/13	13. Midterm Review Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf)
8	Wed 10/15	Midterm (7pm-9pm)
9	Mon 10/20	14. Objects Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 14.py	Ch. 2.5	Disc 07: Object-Oriented Programming, Inheritance Solutions Video Lab 07: Object-Oriented Programming, Inheritance Solutions Slides
	Tue 10/21				HW 07: Object-Oriented Programming, Inheritance Solutions
	Wed 10/22	15. Attributes Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 15.py	Ch. 2.5
10	Mon 10/27	16. Inheritance Videos Self-Check Q&A Slides (pdf) 16.py	Ch. 2.5	Disc 08: Linked Lists Solutions Video Lab 08: Linked Lists Solutions Slides	Ants Getting Started Videos
	Tue 10/28				HW 08: Linked Lists Solutions
	Wed 10/29	17. Linked Lists Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 17.py 17.ipynb	Ch. 2.9
11	Mon 11/3	18. Trees (Guest Lecture: Isabelle Ng and Alicia Wang) Videos Self-Check Q&A Slides (1pp) 18.ipynb	Ch. 2.9	Disc 09: Trees, Efficiency Solutions Lab 09: Trees Solutions Slides
	Tue 11/4				HW 09: Trees Solutions
	Wed 11/5	19. Efficiency (Guest Lecture: Isabelle Ng and Dhruv Syngol) Videos Self-Check Q&A Slides (1pp) 19.ipynb	Ch. 2.8
12	Mon 11/10	20. Iterators and Generators Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 20.ipynb 20.py	Ch. 4.2	Disc 10: Iterators, Generators Solutions Lab 10: Iterators, Generators Solutions Slides
	Tue 11/11	No Lecture: Veterans Day			HW 10: Iterators, Generators Solutions
	Wed 11/12	21. Programming Paradigms (Guest Lecture: Mira Wagner) Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 21.ipynb
13	Mon 11/17	22. SQL Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 22.ipynb 22.py	Ch. 4.3	Disc 11: SQL Solutions Lab 11: SQL Slides
	Tue 11/18				HW 11: SQL
	Wed 11/19	23. Tables Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 23.ipynb	Ch. 4.3
14	Mon 11/24	24. Aggregation Videos Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf) 24.sql	Ch. 4.3
	Wed 11/26	No Lecture: Thanksgiving Break
	Thu 11/27	No Lecture: Thanksgiving Break
	Fri 11/28	No Lecture: Thanksgiving Break
15	Mon 12/1	25. Ask Me Anything Q&A Self-Check Slides (pdf)		Disc 12: Final Review Solutions Slides
15	Wed 12/3	26. Wrap Up Self-Check Q&A Slides (pdf)
16	Mon 12/8	No Lecture: RRR Week
	Tue 12/9	No Lecture: RRR Week
	Wed 12/10	No Lecture: RRR Week
	Thu 12/11	No Lecture: RRR Week
	Fri 12/12	No Lecture: RRR Week
17	Thu 12/18	Final (8am-11am)