http://www.cs171.org/index.htmlHarvard CS 171 Visualization Course Newsenpfister@seas.harvard.eduCopyright 2008 Harvard University2009-06-01T15:05:14-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:44:19 -0500pfister@seas.harvard.eduNone2009-06-01T15:05:14-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/4e73822897260d303d1c3dfe00eb03c4-64.php#unique-entry-id-64http://www.cs171.org/news_files/4e73822897260d303d1c3dfe00eb03c4-64.php#unique-entry-id-64Final project web pages are now online here. Great job, everybody, and happy visualizing in the future!]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduProjects2009-05-17T14:01:24-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/3af1fde93f975b0a3047dbfa398d4449-63.php#unique-entry-id-63http://www.cs171.org/news_files/3af1fde93f975b0a3047dbfa398d4449-63.php#unique-entry-id-63final project list has been ordered according to the order we will use for the presentations on Monday and Wednesday. On Monday, we will go from the start of the list through last names beginning with K, and we will finish with the rest on Wednesday. If there are any conflicts, please let us know by tonight so we can reorder the list.

Attendance at the presentations on both days is mandatory, unless you have a conflict that you have already told us about. Seeing all the hard work your fellow classmates have done is quiet fun, and we are sure you will enjoy learning about the range of projects and interests of the class!

Also, don’t forget that your presentation videos are due at midnight tonight (Sunday, May 17th).]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduProjects2009-05-12T10:25:36-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/dec5640f287b04a448df1f9662182123-62.php#unique-entry-id-62http://www.cs171.org/news_files/dec5640f287b04a448df1f9662182123-62.php#unique-entry-id-62The instructions for final project presentations are now online. The video for you final project presentation is due Sunday May 17th at midnight EST.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomework2009-05-04T14:51:55-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/e5a2aee15166c87db5560dccb33bb8f6-60.php#unique-entry-id-60http://www.cs171.org/news_files/e5a2aee15166c87db5560dccb33bb8f6-60.php#unique-entry-id-60We put some excellent example solutions for HW 3 and HW 4 online. Congratulations to Jason Gao (HW 3), Benjamin Kies (HW 4), and Yuhki Yamashita (HW 4) for a job well done!

Bang Wong’s slides and videos are now also online on the lectures page.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduProjects2009-04-29T11:29:17-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/89c35eb49dfdf76c697e29b221b3adee-59.php#unique-entry-id-59http://www.cs171.org/news_files/89c35eb49dfdf76c697e29b221b3adee-59.php#unique-entry-id-59
We decided to give you a couple more days for the final projects. The new deadline is Friday, May 15, midnight EST.

Note that no extensions will be given, for any reason. Late days may not be used. Projects submitted after the due date will not be graded.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-04-23T12:56:19-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/32563b8768ad66381c59fe522512bc6e-58.php#unique-entry-id-58http://www.cs171.org/news_files/32563b8768ad66381c59fe522512bc6e-58.php#unique-entry-id-58The video for Wednesday’s lecture is now online.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-04-22T17:03:39-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/5c6771ae4e5e95adfb157bf322c8e6a2-57.php#unique-entry-id-57http://www.cs171.org/news_files/5c6771ae4e5e95adfb157bf322c8e6a2-57.php#unique-entry-id-57Lecture slides for today and the last few lectures are now online. Video for today’s lecture should be online shortly, too.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-04-17T16:36:00-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/083fda6c56d60e10025beef7fa2fb29b-56.php#unique-entry-id-56http://www.cs171.org/news_files/083fda6c56d60e10025beef7fa2fb29b-56.php#unique-entry-id-56This week’s lecture videos are online. The slides will follow as soon as we receive them.

Have a nice weekend.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduProjects2009-04-15T11:00:23-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/6ff37435de36c8af6014668fbd115863-55.php#unique-entry-id-55http://www.cs171.org/news_files/6ff37435de36c8af6014668fbd115863-55.php#unique-entry-id-55The list with the final project proposals that we reviewed is now online. Please make sure your proposal is listed and notify Miriah if it is missing.

We asked most of you to extend or change the proposal. Please resubmit the new proposals by tomorrow, Th, April 16.

On Friday we will assign the projects to TFs (see last column in the project list). You then need to schedule a 15 minute time slot to meet with your TF during project review week (Apr 27 - May 1). Your TF will send you an email with more details about how to sign up by early next week.

For students who can come to class (i.e., not distance students) you’ll need to pick a 15 minute slot with your TF during class time on Mo, Apr 27 or Wed, Apr 29. The meetings will take place in our usual classroom. For distance students the TFs will be available at additional times.

In preparation for the project review, you need to submit the progress report by Wed, Apr 22.





]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-04-07T21:12:20-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/d870adceb329bc1ca5a654f00316aaf0-54.php#unique-entry-id-54http://www.cs171.org/news_files/d870adceb329bc1ca5a654f00316aaf0-54.php#unique-entry-id-54The video and slides for lecture 17 are now online.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesSection2009-04-01T20:38:06-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/3684eb2c7ee2b4bf92d2ea962afeec5a-53.php#unique-entry-id-53http://www.cs171.org/news_files/3684eb2c7ee2b4bf92d2ea962afeec5a-53.php#unique-entry-id-53The video and slides for lecture 16 are now online. The video for lecture 15 has also been online for a while - sorry for the late notice.

Samir will hold office hours on demand this Friday, 1-2:30 pm EST in the classroom, if you send him an email. See the syllabus page for the emails of the TFs.
]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-04-01T10:28:13-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/d14208b688d1885a17fd349380dd4f56-52.php#unique-entry-id-52http://www.cs171.org/news_files/d14208b688d1885a17fd349380dd4f56-52.php#unique-entry-id-52Lecture 15 slides are now online, including the PCA Matlab code that Kalyan showed in class. Also take a look at the introductory PCA paper by Lindsay Smith.

All available now on the lectures page.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduStudy2009-03-20T10:35:12-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/c9035fa844ce11201627f6515464b777-51.php#unique-entry-id-51http://www.cs171.org/news_files/c9035fa844ce11201627f6515464b777-51.php#unique-entry-id-51We are looking for participants for a touch table user interface design study in the Scientists' Discovery Room Lab in Maxwell Dworkin. The study will take place on Tue 3/24, Wed 3/25, and Thur 3/26. A study session will only take approximately 30 minutes. If you are interested, please reply to sdruserresearch@gmail.com with the following information:
 
Date:
Two 30 min slots that you are available:
 
Thank you and we appreciate your willingness to assist in our research.

Chia Shen, chia_shen harvard edu

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-03-20T10:33:38-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/1e2e4e642fe4aaac69101e07d1e1ecb0-50.php#unique-entry-id-50http://www.cs171.org/news_files/1e2e4e642fe4aaac69101e07d1e1ecb0-50.php#unique-entry-id-50The video and slides for lecture 14, the guest lecture by Frank van Ham on network visualization, are now online.

As announced in class, we will record attendance for all guest lectures from now on.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomework2009-03-18T11:32:54-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/fafe5f23cd08105e55f870dcfd833793-49.php#unique-entry-id-49http://www.cs171.org/news_files/fafe5f23cd08105e55f870dcfd833793-49.php#unique-entry-id-49HW 4 is now online. The new due date is Wed, April 15, 5 pm EST.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduEvaluation2009-03-18T09:59:04-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/aa3227828c2288a1bb860c78bdb81d9f-48.php#unique-entry-id-48http://www.cs171.org/news_files/aa3227828c2288a1bb860c78bdb81d9f-48.php#unique-entry-id-48We’re half way through the semester and would like to hear your opinion about how we’re doing.

Please take a couple of minutes and fill out the midterm evaluation form. It’s anonymous, of course. We will take your feedback into account for the remainder of the semester and for next year's class.

All your feedback is appreciated -- large or small. Thank you!



]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesGuest Lecture2009-03-17T20:04:52-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/268e0601472029be47cdfa2f085d2250-47.php#unique-entry-id-47http://www.cs171.org/news_files/268e0601472029be47cdfa2f085d2250-47.php#unique-entry-id-47The video for lecture 13 is now online.

Tomorrow we have Frank Van Ham from IBM research as a guest speaker. He’s going to talk about network visualization.

Frank is very well known in the visualization community and this will be an interesting lecture. Please come to class tomorrow and engage him in questions and discussions.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomework2009-03-16T20:15:35-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/bcb073969f9dcfc091100ea98093c9ba-45.php#unique-entry-id-45http://www.cs171.org/news_files/bcb073969f9dcfc091100ea98093c9ba-45.php#unique-entry-id-45Due to some (in hindsight) poor timing, we would like to give you some additional time to work on your HW 2 submissions so you can make corrections based upon feedback from the midterm.

As announced today in class, the new due date for HW 2 is Wed, April 1, 5 pm EST.

If you are happy with your HW 2 solution you don’t need to do anything. If you decide to improve it based on feedback from the midterm, please submit the new file on the course iSite page in the HW 2 dropbox. See HW 2 instructions for detail. We suggest you add “new” to your filename.

HW 3 is due this Wednesday as planned. HW 4 will be handed out this week, and is now due on Wed, April 15, 5 pm EST.

As always, the detailed HW schedule is online on the course schedule page.


]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-03-13T20:54:32-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/472ffef055563550c59511f55c6002c0-44.php#unique-entry-id-44http://www.cs171.org/news_files/472ffef055563550c59511f55c6002c0-44.php#unique-entry-id-44The video for lecture 12 is now online.

Please remember to bring your laptops to class on Monday. Daniel Suo will be running an interactive Google Earth tutorial.

Have a nice weekend.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomeworkMidterm2009-03-12T10:47:43-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/5113a29aa248f6e49c7082fc907f43fd-43.php#unique-entry-id-43http://www.cs171.org/news_files/5113a29aa248f6e49c7082fc907f43fd-43.php#unique-entry-id-43Example solutions for HW 1 and the midterm by students in the class are now online on the homework page. Please also look at the solutions key for the midterm at the beginning of the lecture 12 slides.

Congrats to Karin, Taro, Michelle, and Brett for doing such great jobs.



]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomework2009-03-12T10:44:17-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/2abd29ded1e470dd27093b74bd046493-42.php#unique-entry-id-42http://www.cs171.org/news_files/2abd29ded1e470dd27093b74bd046493-42.php#unique-entry-id-42Updated versions of the .xls and .csv files of the class survey are now available on the downloads page.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-03-11T16:34:38-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/35c56734dc9acc46b2b946703158e11d-41.php#unique-entry-id-41http://www.cs171.org/news_files/35c56734dc9acc46b2b946703158e11d-41.php#unique-entry-id-41Doug will hold office hours on demand this Friday, 1-2:30 pm EST in the classroom, if you send him an email. See the syllabus page for the emails of the TFs.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesMidterm2009-03-11T16:30:39-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/7d4f9fd80107d72158cdec26c55f45df-40.php#unique-entry-id-40http://www.cs171.org/news_files/7d4f9fd80107d72158cdec26c55f45df-40.php#unique-entry-id-40Slides for today’s lecture on maps, including the discussion of midterm solutions at the beginning of class, are now posted on the lectures page.

We will post good student solutions for HW 1 and the midterm soon.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduFun2009-03-10T14:18:39-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/932dcf8a2e64b72ee7c0d8922e38d877-39.php#unique-entry-id-39http://www.cs171.org/news_files/932dcf8a2e64b72ee7c0d8922e38d877-39.php#unique-entry-id-39Since we talked about it on Monday, and because 3/14 is Pi Day...

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-03-07/





]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesMidterm2009-03-10T14:12:31-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/1954fb42e06cd0a002dea82cc6b9d875-38.php#unique-entry-id-38http://www.cs171.org/news_files/1954fb42e06cd0a002dea82cc6b9d875-38.php#unique-entry-id-38The video for lecture 11 is now online.

Please note a scheduling change on the lectures page: Frank van Ham will give his guest lecture next Wednesday, not this week as originally planned.

We will talk about Maps tomorrow and also discuss some solutions to the midterm exam at the beginning of the class. Please be on time!




]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-03-09T20:51:01-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/23dd642e9d62d6bb4b140d9bf3ef0d57-37.php#unique-entry-id-37http://www.cs171.org/news_files/23dd642e9d62d6bb4b140d9bf3ef0d57-37.php#unique-entry-id-37Lecture 11 (Graphs & Charts) slides are now up on the lectures page.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomework2009-03-09T17:03:19-04:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/6676cef61a0ed2a457814c062e2ca997-36.php#unique-entry-id-36http://www.cs171.org/news_files/6676cef61a0ed2a457814c062e2ca997-36.php#unique-entry-id-36pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-03-04T15:45:14-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/f9deefdfb728f748dd5429de6fb772c0-35.php#unique-entry-id-35http://www.cs171.org/news_files/f9deefdfb728f748dd5429de6fb772c0-35.php#unique-entry-id-35video from today’s guest lecture by Jock Mackinlay is now online, along with his slides and his demo Tableau workbook.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomework2009-03-04T11:46:07-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/143fcd8030851d8fde31d225cb87f89e-34.php#unique-entry-id-34http://www.cs171.org/news_files/143fcd8030851d8fde31d225cb87f89e-34.php#unique-entry-id-34Homework 3 is now online.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduMidterm2009-03-03T08:39:32-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/711a3505ed22243ec630e4bfe142dae4-33.php#unique-entry-id-33http://www.cs171.org/news_files/711a3505ed22243ec630e4bfe142dae4-33.php#unique-entry-id-33two clarifications:

1) in Part 2, you are asked to redesign "two parts" from the visualization in Part 1. the term part is given in Part 1 as: "Take a look at the visualization above, which has three distinct parts (migration, major metros, and urban sprawl), and write a visualization critique. "

2) you do not actually need the class survey data for the exam, just an understanding of the questions and data options.

and PLEASE DO NOT POST QUESTIONS TO THE FORUM. email them directly to Miriah.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduMidterm2009-03-01T18:10:25-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/aecc35a6c8300e66ab6808a6b4680c70-32.php#unique-entry-id-32http://www.cs171.org/news_files/aecc35a6c8300e66ab6808a6b4680c70-32.php#unique-entry-id-32Midterm page. The drop box for the exam will close exactly at 7pm EST on Wednesday March 4th. We will not be excepting any exams past this time, so make sure you get your exam uploaded in time!

You may not work with any other students on this exam, or, post any questions related to the exam on the bulletin board until after the drop box is closed. If you have questions please email them to Miriah.

Good luck, and have fun!]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduGuest LectureLectures2009-02-25T21:56:26-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/16cabfb4ac6a630592e9b64e003fe57a-30.php#unique-entry-id-30http://www.cs171.org/news_files/16cabfb4ac6a630592e9b64e003fe57a-30.php#unique-entry-id-30Jock Mackinlay, a world-famous visualization researcher who has been mentioned in class quite often, will give a guest lecture on Wednesday. He will talk about Tableau, the interactive visualization software that you will be using in HW 3.

Even though Jock will speak remotely from Seattle (thanks to the magic of the web and the telephone) I highly encourage you to come to class and to ask questions and engage him in a discussion. I am out of the office next week, but Miriah will keep an eye on attendance.

For online students - as usual - please ask your questions on skype.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduMidterm2009-02-25T21:53:09-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/9405c2740e54b2fc538cdf6808913593-29.php#unique-entry-id-29http://www.cs171.org/news_files/9405c2740e54b2fc538cdf6808913593-29.php#unique-entry-id-29As announced today, there is no class on Monday because of the midterm exam.

The exam will be online on the course web site Mon, 5 pm EST, until Wed, 5 pm EST. You will have to submit your answers by Wed, 5 pm EST in the course iSite drop box (see detailed instructions in the exam). The exam should not take longer than the usual class time of 90 minutes.


]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-02-25T21:51:30-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/650f09c6efb3c760878492a20f1f060f-28.php#unique-entry-id-28http://www.cs171.org/news_files/650f09c6efb3c760878492a20f1f060f-28.php#unique-entry-id-28Moritz will hold office hours on demand this Friday, 1-2:30 pm EST in the class room, if you send him an email. See the syllabus page for the emails of the TFs.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesReadings2009-02-25T21:48:37-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/43877a42f82e9c51994f63e8e93a3787-27.php#unique-entry-id-27http://www.cs171.org/news_files/43877a42f82e9c51994f63e8e93a3787-27.php#unique-entry-id-27
The slides and video for today’s lecture 8 are now online.

Reading assignment for Monday: Chapter 9 in the Ware book. This final chapter is a good summary of the perceptual principles we discussed.




]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesReadings2009-02-23T17:02:27-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/56c537d52e5fbbb6949d08dfeb0c06a1-26.php#unique-entry-id-26http://www.cs171.org/news_files/56c537d52e5fbbb6949d08dfeb0c06a1-26.php#unique-entry-id-26
The slides and video for today’s lecture 7 are now online.

Reading assignment for Wednesday: Chapters 7 & 8 in the Ware book.



]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduReadings2009-02-19T09:40:39-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/ca9ecc0f81148ecbbcc63b8932d766e9-25.php#unique-entry-id-25http://www.cs171.org/news_files/ca9ecc0f81148ecbbcc63b8932d766e9-25.php#unique-entry-id-25Reading assignment for Monday: Chapters 5 & 6 in the Ware book.
]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomeworkLectures2009-02-19T09:27:29-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/80a0f0f6c009cad19c303b5a275a2e09-24.php#unique-entry-id-24http://www.cs171.org/news_files/80a0f0f6c009cad19c303b5a275a2e09-24.php#unique-entry-id-24
HW 2 and the Lecture 6 video are now online.

HW 2 is due next Wednesday, February 25 at 5 pm EST. You only have ONE week to complete this assignment.



]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-02-18T15:11:24-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/1b00ac5510ddf7e8bc9cb5aa6ad8e46f-22.php#unique-entry-id-22http://www.cs171.org/news_files/1b00ac5510ddf7e8bc9cb5aa6ad8e46f-22.php#unique-entry-id-22This week - and sometimes in future weeks - we will have section on Friday only if you would like to speak to the TF. Think of it as office hours, except that you’ll need to send email to the TF to make an appointment.

The section / office hours will take place at the same time, same place: 1-2:30 pm on Friday, at 1 Story St. Rm 304. This week, Moritz Baecher will be available if you have any questions. He can also be available on skype for online students who want to call in.

IMPORTANT: You’ll have to send an email to moritz_baecher@harvard.edu if you would like to chat with him this Friday about homeworks, final projects, Processing, etc. Please send the email by Thursday evening so he can plan accordingly.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-02-18T15:08:21-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/39e93f601cac4b011f8c2e18e2eb9c18-21.php#unique-entry-id-21http://www.cs171.org/news_files/39e93f601cac4b011f8c2e18e2eb9c18-21.php#unique-entry-id-21Lecture 6 slides on color are now online on the lectures page. Please read chapters 5 & 6 in Ware by Monday.

I put a nice summary of color design rules on the downloads page (ColorRules.pdf). Please print it out and keep it handy.


]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesProjects2009-02-14T16:24:48-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/c8cad3db1ddc3f9d110b19d5f32a4550-20.php#unique-entry-id-20http://www.cs171.org/news_files/c8cad3db1ddc3f9d110b19d5f32a4550-20.php#unique-entry-id-20We updated the course schedule with HW and final project dates. Take a look.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduProjects2009-02-14T16:20:56-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/59f763a7e979a83e0ff0d7d633ab98da-19.php#unique-entry-id-19http://www.cs171.org/news_files/59f763a7e979a83e0ff0d7d633ab98da-19.php#unique-entry-id-19We updated the final project page with a schedule and the detailed project requirements. Please take a look.

We also added a few project board to the class forum, where you’ll be able to find team mates, project ideas, and data sources.

It is not too early to start thinking about your final projects. Find a topic you’re passionate about, formulate some interesting questions, find data, and create a cool interactive visualization to answer your questions. Easy as a pie chart. ;-)

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-02-13T20:59:59-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/bf523c47e553d1063561ac87e3b90877-18.php#unique-entry-id-18http://www.cs171.org/news_files/bf523c47e553d1063561ac87e3b90877-18.php#unique-entry-id-18Processing sketches show today by Moritz Baecher are now online on the downloads page.

Unfortunately, the video recording of the section failed. The A/V staff is sorry this happened - but there is nothing we can do to correct it.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-02-12T22:17:51-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/adf6c68922c33d38e01c7159a50767c3-17.php#unique-entry-id-17http://www.cs171.org/news_files/adf6c68922c33d38e01c7159a50767c3-17.php#unique-entry-id-17Moritz will hold section tomorrow, Friday 2/13, 1-2:30 pm. He’s going to give a brief introduction to Processing and then talk about the Processing assignment in HW 1.

His slides are on the downloads page.



]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-02-12T17:07:09-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/327691f1e5d5937dd8d540c2a1ca6e6c-16.php#unique-entry-id-16http://www.cs171.org/news_files/327691f1e5d5937dd8d540c2a1ca6e6c-16.php#unique-entry-id-16Video for lecture 5 is now available in the video archive.

Have a great weekend!

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSectionLecturesReadings2009-02-11T15:38:51-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/39d5a653c01aca17b9417d81088b91ff-15.php#unique-entry-id-15http://www.cs171.org/news_files/39d5a653c01aca17b9417d81088b91ff-15.php#unique-entry-id-15Monday’s lecture 4 video is now online on the video archive page. Sorry for the delay.

Today’s slides and the reading assignment for next week are on the lectures page.

There will be a section this Friday, 2/13, 1-2:30 pm with Moritz Baecher. Moritz will give a brief introduction to Processing and then talk about the Processing assignment in HW 1.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduHomework2009-02-10T22:15:39-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/cf0891843dba0bf67081ee5b27ef4b98-14.php#unique-entry-id-14http://www.cs171.org/news_files/cf0891843dba0bf67081ee5b27ef4b98-14.php#unique-entry-id-14We updated HW 1, Part 2, to clarify the assignment:

Updated: You must gather text from at least 5 different URLs. These can be multiple pages of data from a single website or they can be from several different websites altogether.  More is encouraged, but let this be a minimum.  The point is to equip you to scrape any website for data.

Feel free to ask the TFs if you have specific questions about this. ]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-02-10T21:50:22-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/02bac0f488750a92cbbb3ef29ab9d7b5-13.php#unique-entry-id-13http://www.cs171.org/news_files/02bac0f488750a92cbbb3ef29ab9d7b5-13.php#unique-entry-id-13Slides for lecture 4 are now online. The video production takes a bit longer than usual.

I also posted the Python code that Samir showed last Friday and the Processing notes that Moritz will discuss this Friday during section on the download page.

And I fixed the links to the slides for lecture 1 and 2.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-02-07T15:01:13-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/5be791a83b5695b03259b0ca011e0fe4-12.php#unique-entry-id-12http://www.cs171.org/news_files/5be791a83b5695b03259b0ca011e0fe4-12.php#unique-entry-id-12The video of Friday’s section is now online on the video archive page.


]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-02-06T13:52:25-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/c89a6332fd25cc96d8d16334f8ecc1a9-11.php#unique-entry-id-11http://www.cs171.org/news_files/c89a6332fd25cc96d8d16334f8ecc1a9-11.php#unique-entry-id-11All sections -- including the one that is taking place right now -- are being streamed LIVE and will be available in the video archives.

You can use Skype to relay your questions to cs-171 using the chat feature (not the phone), just as during lectures.



]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduReadings2009-02-06T08:50:27-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/900e21d3dc75166a3deeeb4c106b034d-10.php#unique-entry-id-10http://www.cs171.org/news_files/900e21d3dc75166a3deeeb4c106b034d-10.php#unique-entry-id-10As announced in class, reading assignment for Monday, Feb 9, are chapters 1 and 2 in the Ware book.]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduSection2009-02-05T17:24:07-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/3079d54227d3cd1545582cc76eaebdda-9.php#unique-entry-id-9http://www.cs171.org/news_files/3079d54227d3cd1545582cc76eaebdda-9.php#unique-entry-id-9Samir will hold section today, Friday, 2/6, at 1-2:30 pm in our usual classroom. He is going to answer all your questions regarding Python web scraping and regular expressions.
]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLecturesHomework2009-02-05T15:15:48-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/d5ce36d639e8ec2a61db85969fb39a2b-7.php#unique-entry-id-7http://www.cs171.org/news_files/d5ce36d639e8ec2a61db85969fb39a2b-7.php#unique-entry-id-7HW 1 and the Lecture 3 slides and video are now online.

HW 1 is due on Wednesday, February 18 at 5 pm EST.


]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-02-03T14:31:57-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/52b3b807c08df29855dc58cde36c9d8c-6.php#unique-entry-id-6http://www.cs171.org/news_files/52b3b807c08df29855dc58cde36c9d8c-6.php#unique-entry-id-6slides and video are now online.
]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-01-30T15:59:13-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/b5fbfd37aab8e886ab42fd1e28f6cd26-5.php#unique-entry-id-5http://www.cs171.org/news_files/b5fbfd37aab8e886ab42fd1e28f6cd26-5.php#unique-entry-id-5video archive.

Have a great weekend!
]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduLectures2009-01-29T18:02:28-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/7457fb766131978360d2e2e66f2a101c-4.php#unique-entry-id-4http://www.cs171.org/news_files/7457fb766131978360d2e2e66f2a101c-4.php#unique-entry-id-4lectures page. The PDF of the lecture slides contains links to web sites. The links are typically in the lower right corner (attributions) or on the images. You will notice them when the cursor changes into a hand.

Lecture 1 slides and links are now online. The video will follow soon.

]]>pfister@seas.harvard.eduNews2009-01-10T20:50:45-05:00http://www.cs171.org/news_files/ada1a6547d69bb238df38bdc80ea1fc1-3.php#unique-entry-id-3http://www.cs171.org/news_files/ada1a6547d69bb238df38bdc80ea1fc1-3.php#unique-entry-id-3
First day of classes is Wednesday, January 28, at 1-2:30 pm, 1 Church St., Rm 304, Cambridge, MA.

See you then!
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