Atomic Vectors
Week 03, Spring 2022
- Start: Monday, January 31
- End: Friday, February 4
Summary
This week we will investigate the most important object in R, vectors. In particular, we will look at atomic vectors.
Learning Objectives
After completing this week, you are expected to be able to:
- Determine an object’s type.
- Create vectors of a particular type.
- Determine the length of a vector.
- Use a vector’s index to extract a single element.
- Use and understand type and length coercion.
- Use vectorized operations.
- Use and understand missing values.
Reading
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Objects & Functions | Course Website |
| Atomic Vectors | Course Website |
| Coercion & Vectorization | Course Website |
Video
| Title | Link | Mirror |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0 - Welcome to Week 03 | 3.0 - YouTube | 3.0 - ClassTranscribe |
| 3.1 - Atomic Vectors: Type and Length | 3.1 - YouTube | 3.1 - ClassTranscribe |
| 3.2 - Atomic Vectors: Coercion and Vectorization | 3.2 - YouTube | 3.2 - ClassTranscribe |
| 3.3 - Lab 02 | 3.3 - YouTube | 3.3 - ClassTranscribe |
Assignments
| Assignment | Deadline | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Lab 01 | Friday, February 4 | 100% |
| Quiz 01 | Friday, February 4 | 105% |
| Lab 02 | Friday, February 11 | 100% |
| Quiz 02 | Friday, February 11 | 105% |
Office Hours
| Staff and Link | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom with David | Monday | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Zoom with Tyler | Thursday | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Zoom with David | Thursday | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Zoom with Linjun | Thursday | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Zoom with Earl | Friday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Zoom with Lia | Friday | 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Discussion Forum | Any! | Any! |