SDS 366 Schedule Spring 2026

Lectures

1. Jan 13, 2026—Introduction

Materials:

• Slides
  
• Worksheet 1: Introduction to Quarto
• Worksheet 2: Introduction to R

2. Jan 15, 2026—Aesthetic mappings and the Grammar of Graphics

Materials:

• Slides
  
• Worksheet

3. Jan 20, 2026—Visualizing amounts/telling a story

Materials:

• Slides Part I (visualizing amounts)
• Worksheet Part I
• Slides Part II (telling a story)

4. Jan 22, 2026—Coordinate systems and axes

Materials:

• Slides
  
• Worksheet

5. Jan 27, 2026—Visualizing distributions 1

Materials:

• Slides
  
• Worksheet

6. Feb 29, 2026—Visualizing distributions 2

Materials:

• Slides
  
• Worksheet

Assignment due dates

All assignments (homeworks, projects, peer grading) are due by 11:59pm on the day they are due.

Date	Assignment due
Jan 22, 2026	Homework 1
Jan 29, 2026	Homework 2
Feb 5, 2026	Homework 3
Feb 12, 2026	Project 1
Feb 19, 2026	Peer grading, Project 1
Feb 26, 2026	Homework 4
Mar 5, 2026	Homework 5
Mar 12, 2026	Project 2
Mar 26, 2026	Peer grading, Project 2
Apr 2, 2026	Homework 6
Apr 9, 2026	Homework 7
Apr 16, 2026	Project 3
Apr 23, 2026	Peer grading, Project 3