Topic outline

  • An extra exam on 23 Dec 2021 for those who still need a retake opportunity. Arranged in the form of an assignment in MyCourses, similarly to the previous ones.


    The second exam on 8 Sep 2021
     is in the form of an assignment in MyCourses, similarly to the first one, see more details in the announcement below.

    The exam on 16 Apr 2021 is in the form of an assignment in MyCourses. Link to the exam is at the end of this page. For more information, see this announcement.


    The course starts with a lecture on 1st March at 16:15 in zoom. The same zoom link applies to later lectures, too.

    The lectures will be recorded and made available for later watching in MyCourses (with restricted access).

    Overview

    The aim of the course is to provide a broad overview over different aspects regarding visualization of information. Thematically the course is divided in 3 parts:

    1. Basic elements and core principles of visualization.
    2. Human perception and its relation to visualization.
    3. Algorithms for visualizing complex high-dimensional data, interaction in visualizations.

    Prerequisites
    The first two parts have no prerequisites. For the third part, you should be comfortable with optimization techniques such as gradient descent, as well as linear algebra and some computational tool (R, Matlab, or the like).

    Lecturer and responsible teacher
    Tassu Takala

    Assistants

    Felix Epp

    Omer Khan

    Manila Kodali

    Tayyaba Taimur


    Contact
    Please use the General Discussion forum below for questions and comments, whenever possible. For individual matters, e.g. grades please use the course e-mail cs-e4840 åt aalto.fi

    • Assignment icon
      Exam 16 April 2021 Assignment
      Available until 16 April 2021, 5:15 PM

      The link will be open between 13-17.

    • Assignment icon
      Exam 8 Sep 2021 Assignment
      Available until 8 September 2021, 5:15 PM

      The link will be open between 13-17 o'clock.

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      Additional exam 28 Dec 2021 (moved here) Assignment
      Available until 28 December 2021, 12:15 PM

      The link will be open between 9-12 o'clock.