ldecola.net/edu/umbc/temporal/syllabus_679.html
Meets roughly fortnightly, 2012 Aug 30 to Nov. 29, 6:15 - 8:15 PM
Location: Shady Grove Kendall 3215 and online
| DATE | TOPIC | LAB | READING* | ASSIGNMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Measurement of time | Time in Excel | Wikipedia |
|
| *Sep 13 | Events and samples | UK data | Book #1 | 1. Datagraphic evaluation |
| *Sep 27 | Time series | Growth models | Book #2 | |
| *Oct 25 | Forecasting | World Bank data | Book #3 | 2. Time series analysis |
| *Nov 8 | Space and time | Loggerhead migration | ||
| Nov 29 | Presentations | 3. submit by Nov 27 present on Nov 29 |
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Phone: 01 703 709-6972
hours: 10:00-18:00 Eastern Time (GMT-5)
Understand how time is measured and represented
Design simple temporal visualizations
Perform simple analyses of time-series data
Perform simple forecasting estimation
Relate time and space in simple animations
Present original research
Interactive presentations
In-class lab exercises - Please bring paper, pens, and pencils (with erasers) to class
Three assignments, including a final project presented in the last class
Readings
Spreadsheet (e.g. Excel)
ArcGIS
R language (recommended)
We'll try to use public domain assets (e.g. Wikipedia articles). *Books on reserve marked with asterisk; others I find useful listed at the end:
*Cleveland, W. S. (1994) The elements of graphing data Murray Hill, NJ: AT&T Bell Laboratories Sec 3.8.
*Few, Stephen (2009) Now you see it: simple visualization techniques for quantitative analysis Oakland CA, Analytics Press.
*Makridakis, S. G., S. C. Wheelwright, et al. (1997). Forecasting: Methods and Applications, John Wiley & Sons.
*Tufte, E. R. (1983) The visual display of quantitative information Cheshire CT: Graphics Press. A number of time examples throughout.
*Wainer, H. (2005) Graphic discovery: a trout in the milk and other visual adventures Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
*Wilkinson, L. and G. Wills (2005) The grammar of graphics New York: Springer. ch. 14.
Adler, J. (2010) R in a nutshell Sebastopol, CA, O'Reilly Ch. 23. Useful for those wanting to learn R.
Diggle, P. (1990). Time series: a biostatistical introduction. Oxford, England and New York, Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press.
Moore, D. S. and G. P. McCabe (2006) Introduction to the practice of statistics New York: W. H Freeman. Sec 1.1 (p. 19) has a brief section on 'time plots.'
Tufte, E. R. (1997) Visual explanations: images and quantities, evidence and narrative Cheshire CT: Graphics Press Ch. 2 has a thorough discussion of the Snow cholera story.
Tufte, E. R. (2006) Beautiful Evidence Cheshire CT: Graphics Press. "Sparklines" chapter is about time.
Wong, D. M. (2009) The Wall Street journal guide to information graphics New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
