It is essential for science and engineering students to use the Internet, create documents, handle spreadsheets, and so on.
However, PCs are used in home or primary and secondary school education nowadays, and most students are thought to used to
PC tools such as word processor and PowerPoint. On the other hand, in recent years, the ability to analyze a large amount
of data obtained from the Internet and extract meaningful information (data science technology) has been regarded as important.
So, in this course, we will focus on software called TeX, which excels at describing and printing mathematical formulas, for
document creation and presentation. Regarding data science, we will use the spreadsheet software Excel to learn how to use
Excel itself and learn the basics of statistical processing. We also will touch on the beginnings of programming through
a very simple program.
Learn how to use the typesetting software TeX to create documents and presentation manuscripts which contain many mathematical
formulas. Also, learn the basics of data science through data processing excercises using Excel. In addition, by writing
a simple program, touch the beginning of programming.
- Learn about TeX and to be able to create documents including mathematical formulas
- To be able to analyze data with Excel
- Understand basic programming concepts
| Weekly assignment | Final assignment | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30% | 10% | 40% |
| 2. | 30% | 10% | 40% |
| 3. | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Total. | 70% | 30% | - |
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Document creation and presentation (1) Guidance, installation of some software and fundamentals of PowerPoint |
Research on computers and programming | 45minutes |
| 2. | Document creation and presentation (2) Presentation by PowerPoint |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 3. | Document creation and presentation (3) Fundamentals of TeX, document decoration |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 4. | Document creation and presentation (4) Mathematical formulas in TeX |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 5. | Document creation and presentation (5) Structure of documents in LaTeX |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 6. | Document creation and presentation (6) Presentation by TeX |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 7. | Data analysis using spreadsheet software (1) Fundamentals of Excel |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 8. | Data analysis using spreadsheet software (2) Numerical computations, logical expressions, conditional branches and countings |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 9. | Data analysis using spreadsheet software (3) Basic treatments and some visualizations of data. |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 10. | Data analysis using spreadsheet software (4) Fundamentals of statistical analysis |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 11. | Introduction to programming (1) Introduction to C Programming, variables, conditional branches |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 12. | Introduction to programming (2) Arrays, iterative structures, function definitions |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 13. | Web page creation (1) (by using html) Basics, headings, decorations, itemization, mathematical expressions |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| 14. | Web page creation (2) (including various materials) Tables, links, images, Google maps, YouTube videos |
To do an assignment | 45minutes |
| Total. | - | - | 630minutes |
Evaluate by weekly exercises and assignments (70%) and the final assignment (30%).
Reference books will be introduced at any time; handout will be available.
- Idogawa: Tuesday (12:35--13:05)
Fukuda: In the hour of 4th class on Tuesday
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
- Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
- Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable |
|---|---|
| N/A | N/A |
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