Data Science with Python and R

Catalog description

This course introduces data science, Python, and the R programming language. Students will learn the fundamentals of Python and R with an emphasis on its use in data analytics. The course covers basic language syntax, object types, variables, reading data from files and writing to files. Building on these concepts, students will create functions, and learn how to control program flow. The course also covers fundamental concepts in statistical learning. Students will learn to clean and prepare data, conduct exploratory data analysis, and develop models using supervised and unsupervised learning methods. Course assignments use data from multiple fields. Classwork includes Labs allowing students practice working with Python and R.