Assignment 2: Bring me a … Visualization

January 29, 2012

(sorry – the title is a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which is now old enough that I can’t expect everyone to get the reference) This assignment is due before Friday, February 3rd. (e.g. I will look at them early Friday morning in preparation for Friday’s class) For this assignment, you need […]

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Lecture 02: What is Vis?

January 28, 2012

Last year this got mixed with overviews, but the lecture notes are useful. Different readings this year. Tangles knot of questions: Why do it? What does it work? What is it good for (or not) Why vis instead of X? How do we do it? How to design it? How to realize those designs? When […]

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Lecture 02: What is Vis?

January 28, 2012

Last year this got mixed with overviews, but the lecture notes are useful. Different readings this year. Tangles knot of questions: Why do it? What does it work? What is it good for (or not) Why vis instead of X? How do we do it? How to design it? How to realize those designs? When […]

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Lecture 01: A First Paper

January 25, 2012

(reading of the borkin paper – interesting to look at last year’s Mizbee discussion notes) There is a science to this: by using the ideas we’re going through this semester, you can come up with solutions that are different, and maybe better. (for some definition of science, this, and better) Different Threads: (can they be […]

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Lecture 0

January 23, 2012

WARNING: These are notes for myself to give the lecture. They probably have no value to anyone else, but just in case, I make them available. some people I know, others I don’t… Outline today: kindof an administrative day normally, don’t like to blow a whole lecture on that, but this is an odd class, […]

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Getting Started

January 20, 2012

There is a lot of initial content on the website here. Normally, it would trickle out, so I would have it all come as news. However, for the first week, I’ve chosen to have things organized (in BasicInfo, Assignments&Readings, …), and make this single post to remind you what you are supposed to be doing. […]

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Reading 2 (M and W): What is Visualization? (overview)

January 15, 2012

I’m putting 2 readings together here. Some you’ll need to read for Monday January 30th, some for Feb 1. You might want to read ahead a bit. There are reading discussions for each (one due before Monday morning, one due before Wednesday morning). This week kind of has two interrelated topics: What is visualization? (and […]

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Assignment 1 / Reading 1: A First Paper!

January 13, 2012

due before Wednesday, January 25th – You need to have made your posting before I look at the postings on Wednesday morning. It’s safest to make your posting before 6am – because I often am up that early! This first assignment has three goals, which make it a little different than the typical reading: To […]

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Google Calendar

January 13, 2012

If you use Google Calendar, I’ve created one for this class. I will try to keep it up to date with what’s going on for the class.    (Calendar ID: 22i5m4nkl8qfnv1n4vrapsctes@group.calendar.google.com)

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Assignment 0: Get Yourself Set Up!

January 13, 2012

Due: before class on Tuesday, January 24th (remember Tuesday means before Wednesday) Normally, I don’t count like a Computer Scientist, but in order to make the first “real” assignment be Assignment 1 (so it corresponds to Reading 1), I am starting with zero. This isn’t a real assignment. It’s more of an administrative exercise, but […]

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