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FREC-3044: Environmental Data Science

Description: Applications of the analysis and modeling of environmental datasets at multiple spatial-temporal scales to study environmental issues of societal importance. Computer programing is used in the acquisition, analysis, visualization, and storage of environmental data. Modeling techniques include regression, classification, and numerical simulation. Ethics and methods of data curation, quality control, analysis, and sharing.

Pathways: 5A Quant & Comp Thnk Adv., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: CMDA-2014 or CMDA-3654 or CS-3654 or FREC-1044 or STAT-3654

Required By: FREC-4044

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 2

Average GPA: 3.23 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 36.76%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.94%

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