Week 2 - Data Storage and Operations

This week we discussed how data is stored on disk and in memory, how that interacts with our visualization process, and we introduced the notion of a palette of operations you can apply to data to visualize it.

Downloads: Data

• Building Inventory CSV file - building_inventory.csv
• Stitch Image from last week
• Another practice image

References

• Python:
  • IS452’s Intro to Reading & Writing CSV files (scroll down on page)
  • IS452’s Dictionary week
• Colors: RGB color triplets (we will also cover this extensively next week)

Optional Reading List (See syllabus for acronyms)

1. VAD, Ch. 2: What: Data Abstraction
2. FDA, Ch. 2: Visualizing data: Mapping data onto aesthetics
3. IS452’s intro to CSV files (bottom of page)
4. IS452’s Intro to Dictionaries
5. Pandas Docs & NumPy Docs

Materials

• Lecture 2: (view, source, present)
• Notebook: inClass_week02: (view, download)
• Notebook: notebook_for_option2_homework_week02: (view, download)
• Notebook: prep_notebook_week02: (view, download)

Materials from Previous Courses

• Notebook: spring2019_prep_notebook_week02: (view, download)