Course Information
- CMPS 4790/6790 Data Science
- Spring 2026 Term, Tulane University
- Lectures Times: Tuesday, 1800 - 1915
- Room: Online Only.
- Online: All weekly meetings will be in InSpace, see Tulane Canvas for details
- Prerequisite Courses: Officially none, however, we strongly encourage students to have taken one or more computing courses and be familiar with Python, e.g., CMPS 1500/1600 Introduction to Computer Science I/II, CMPS 3160 Introduction to Data Science, or CMPS 6100 Introduction to Computer Science.
Website Information
- Webpage: https://nmattei.github.io/cmps6790/
- GitHub: https://github.com/nmattei/cmps6790
- Canvas Page: Tulane Canvas
Instructor Information
- Instructor: Dr. Rebecca Faust, rfaust1@tulane.edu
- Office: Paul Hall (Building 16), Room 306
- Office Hours: Office hours will be held over zoom. If you are local and want to meet in person during my office hours, please let me know ahead of time.Note that if you are in the waiting room on Zoom it means I am talking to someone else, please don’t email me.
- Mondays 1700 - 1800 Zoom Link for Monday Only!
- Tuesdays 1530 - 1630 Zoom Link for Tuesday Only!
Teaching Assistants
- N/A, no assistants this academic year.
The instructor and TAs have office hours and are available by appointment. Please reach out to us directly to setup extra time if you need more support during the semester. If you need help please check the discussion board on Canvas!. We check it regularly to answer common questions on projects and homeworks. The solution to your question might already be there!