Week 2 — Graphics
May 25 - 29, 2026
Note
Monday is Memorial Day (no class). Week starts Tuesday.
We introduce data frames and the grammar of graphics. By Friday you’ll be making layered plots from real data and critiquing other people’s visualizations.
Daily plan
| Date | Topic | Slides & Notes | Code & Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon May 25 | No class (Memorial Day) | - | - |
| Tue May 26 | Data frames · tibbles · grammar of graphics | Slides · Page · PDF | day6-activity.R |
| Wed May 27 | ggplot2 basics · aesthetics · geoms | Slides · Page · PDF | day7-activity.R |
| Thu May 28 | Multivariable graphics · facets · scales | Slides · Page · PDF | day8-activity.R |
| Fri May 29 | Quiz 2 · AI coding/critique activity | Slides · Page · PDF | day9-activity.R |
Readings due this week
- Before Tue: Data Computing Ch 5 (DC §5.1–5.6): introduction to data graphics
- Before Wed: Data Computing Ch 6 (DC §6.1–6.5): frames, glyphs, scales, facets, layers
- Before Thu: Data Computing Ch 8 (DC §8.1–8.3): specifying graphs, axes, labels
Assignments due this week
- HW 2: due Fri May 29, 11:59 p.m.
- Quiz 2: in class Friday May 29