Class Schedule (August 2026)

Yes, the welcome video was recorded a few years ago, but still works!

All Sessions will be in person in Gross Hall, Second Floor, 230E

Session 1: Variables & Vectors

Monday, August 10th 2026, 1:30-3:00

Do Before Class

• Watch Welcome Video

• Read Course Summary

• Read Introduction to R (following the directions for installing R and RSTudio).

In Class

• Welcome

• Why R?

• Course expectations

• Variable Assignment and Functions

• Discuss Intro to Data Types

• Data Type Exercises

Session 2: Vectors

Tuesday, August 11th 2026, 10:00-12:00

Read Before Class:

• Review Intro to Data Types

• Intro to Vectors

• Manipulating Vectors

• R Markdown

In Class

• Vector Exercises

• R Markdown

Session 3: Matrices

Tuesday, August 11th 2026, 1:30-3:00

Read Before Class:

• Intro to Matrices

• Manipulating Matrices

• Arrays

• Lists

In Class

• Matrix Exercises

Session 4: DataFrames

Thursday, August 13th 2026, 10:00-12:00

Read Before Class:

• DataFrames

• Manipulating Dataframes

• dplyr and the Tidyverse

• Defensive Programming

Also, please start the readings for Thursday afternoon so you have time to absorb them!

In Class

• Data Frame Exercises

Session 5: Merging and Missing Data

Thursday, August 13th 2026, 1:30-3:00

Read Before Class:

• Intro to Merging

• Defensive Merging

• Missing Data

• Types of Data: Plaintext

• Types of Data: Binary

In Class

• Merging Exercise

• Defensive Merging

Session 6: The Seven Steps

Friday, August 14th 2026, 10:00-12:00

Read Before Class:

• Overview of the Seven Steps

• Steps 1-4

• Seven Steps Example

In Class:

Legos!

Session 7: Legos Part 2

Friday, August 14th 2026, 1:30-3pm

Read Before Class:

• Loops

• Functions

In Class:

• Loop Exercise

• Functions Exercise

Additional Readings

Because we certainly can’t learn everything in five sessions!

• Reshaping