Intro to Programming for Data Science II

Catalog description

Continuation of CMSC 151 covering more advanced computer programming techniques with an emphasis on developing programs to manipulate and analyze real-world data from various domains including business, science, and the humanities. Topics include creating appropriate data visualizations, acquiring data from numerous sources, analyzing and cleaning data sets, drawing advanced conclusions from data and the ethics of data collection and analysis. Current language used is Python. Pre-req: (C or higher in CMSC 151 or B or higher in CMSC 161) and (MPT of MATH 160 or above or C- or higher in MATH 101 or MATH 120 or MATH 130). 4 s.h.