SIO221c
Data Analysis Laboratory

FALL quarter

Instructor: Matthew Alford

Credits: 4

Time: M-W 2-3:20

Location: Keck OAR conference room 150

Course Requirements:
Complete 3 projects from the list below (or new ones to be added; the final project may be arranged with instructor to be tailored to students' research. Each project is scheduled to take 3 weeks. Students report on their progress at each class meeting and discuss problems and possible solutions with the group. Written reports are submitted at the end of each project. The course is taken S/U. No final.

The syllabus can be found here.

All materials for the projects will be in our Google drive folder.

Resources:
- Reference books
- Selected papers
- Software possibilities
- Useful notes from other courses

Schedule:
Organization: Sep 27
- Project 1 (spectral methods): Week 1-4; written reports due midnight Wed of week 4)
- Project 2 (EOFs or objective mapping): Week 5-7; written reports due midnight Wed of week 7)
- Project 3 (open choice): November 8-10; written reports due midnight Wed of week 10)

Examinations:
No final