Spring 2026 Statistics GU4206 section 001

STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SCIENCE

STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SC

Call Number 13917
Day & Time
Location
F 10:10am-12:40pm
326 Uris Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Benjamin K Goodrich
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Course Overview: This course introduces Python programming, covering data structures, control-flow, objects, and functions, along with libraries like re, requests, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, scipy, and more. These skills are applied to real-world data science tasks, including AB testing, data manipulation, modeling, optimization, simulations, and data visualization.

Students will develop computational thinking abilities, including problem decomposition, pattern recognition, data representation, abstraction, and algorithm design, through practical exercises.

Web Site Vergil
Department Statistics
Enrollment 35 students (35 max) as of 10:06AM Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Status Full
Subject Statistics
Number GU4206
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, GSAS, General Studies
Section key 20261STAT4206W001