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Course Schedule:

Date
Topic
Suppl. Reading
Labs Handouts
01/27 Intro and logistics     intro
01/29

Basic visualizations and tasks, data types, examples, ethical considerations

Ward: chapter 1   basicTasks
02/03

Data preparation (cleaning, imputation, data set integration)

Ward: chapter 2   dataPrep
02/05

D3, AI-assisted coding for VIS applications (design, debugging, refactoring)

see echo 360 recording for AI-coding demo lab1 d3
02/10

Big data and data reduction (distance/sim metrics, intro to clustering)

Aggarwal 2.4.3.1, 2.4.1, 6.3.1   dataRed
02/12 High-D data: concept, subspaces, dimension reduction, PCA see above   dimRed
02/17

Cluster analysis:  hierarchical, density, model, embedding, temporal

Aggarwal 6.4-5   cluster
02/19

Perception and cognition (human visual system, color, contrast)

Ward: chapter 3 lab2a percept
02/24 no class (snow day)      
02/26 Visual design and aesthetics
Ward: chapter 4, Munzner: chapter 5   design
03/03

Visualization of multivariate and high-D data: linear methods, projections

Ward: chapter 8   high-D-Vis-lin
03/05 Vis. of multivariate and high-D data: non-linear methods, embeddings Ward: chapter 8   high-D-Vis-nlin
03/10 Visualization and AI: mutual support and capabilities (VIS4AI, AI4VIS)   lab2b Vis+AI
03/12

Principles of interaction: drive what is visualized, analyzed & how

Ward: chapter 11   interact
03/17 no class (Spring Break)      
03/19 no class (Spring Break)      
03/24        
03/26 Midterm 1      
03/31        
04/02        
04/07        
04/09        
04/14        
04/16        
04/21        
04/23        
04/28        
04/30        
05/02        
05/07 Midterm 2 in Engineering 143 and 145    
05/12 8:30-11:00 pm: Final Project presentations