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CS-E4840 - Information Visualization, 25.02.2019-11.04.2019

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    25.02.19 Lecture 1: Introduction and graphical excellence
    28.02.19 Lecture 2: Graphical integrity, data-ink principle (Tufte Ch.2-4)
    04.03.19 Lecture 3: Theory of data graphics, design principles (Tufte Ch.5-9)
    07.03.19 Lecture 4: Visualization techniques (based on books by Few and Card et al.)
    11.03.19 Lecture 5: Human perception: the eye (Ware ch 1-2)
    14.03.19 Lecture 6: Human perception: colors (Ware ch 3-4)
    18.03.19 Lecture 7: Human perception: eye movement, gestalt rules (Ware Ch 5)
    21.03.19 Lecture 8: Moving patterns, interaction (Ware ch 6+10), dimensionaly reduction intro
    25.03.19 Lecture 9: Dimensionality reduction techniques
    28.03.19 Tomi Kauppinen: "Visualisation of Networked Information"
    01.04.19 Lecture 10 (TBD): Dimensionality reduction & student presentations
    04.04.19 no lecture

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      General course arrangements. Introduction to information graphics, based on Tufte's book Ch.1 Graphical Excellence.

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      Tufte, Chapters 2-4: integrity and lie-factor, the data-ink principle

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      Tufte Ch.5-9: chartjunk, data-ink maximization, multifunctioning elements, data density and aesthetics

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      Based on books by Few and Card et al.: Practical techniques for using common graphs (bars, boxes, lines, dots, etc.), variations for solving problems, scenarios for displaying complex data.

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      Ware: Chapters 1-2

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      Ware: Ch. 3-4

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      Ware: Ch 5
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      methods for unfolding manifold structures in data sets

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      Recap of DR techniques.
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