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DATA SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

ECE 204
Course Description

A hands-on introduction to Data Science using the Python programming language. Data-centric and computational thinking. Describe, analyze, and make predictions using data from real-world phenomena. Programming in Python. Importing, manipulating, summarizing, and visualizing data of various types. Notions of bias, fairness, and ethics in data science.

Prerequisites

MATH 112 , MATH 114 , 171, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.6

-1.85% from Historical

Completion Rate
97.56%

-1.93% from Historical

A Rate
45.12%

-19.14% from Historical

Class Size
82

27.9% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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