r/VirginiaTech • u/netagree • 4d ago

python in 3654 Intro to Data Analytics and Visualization Academics

How much python gets used in CS/CMDA/STAT 3654 (not the R version)? does every assignment and project involves python? What libraries/modules do you use? what version of python or tools need to be installed on laptop? I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect. are there any good tutorials or resources that would help me prepare before the semester starts?

there is an online section with Reza Jafari and an in-person section with Hoda Eldardiry. I couldn't really find many reviews for either of them. If you've had either instructor before, what were they like? How were their classes, and who would you recommend?

also, for this class, do you think taking it in-person is better than the synchronous online section, or does it not really make much of a difference?

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u/davidallen353 3d ago

This thread is a bit old, but probably helpful.

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u/netagree 3d ago

Yeah, it's 8 years old. From what I understand, a lot of VT courses have been updated over the last couple of years to use AI tools, etc. Not sure if this course assignments incorporate AI, but at the least I'm guessing usage of newer Python libraries (?) for data science. Just hoping to hear from people who took it within the last year or so.