Data Mechanics

CDS DS 310

  • Critical Thinking
  • Quantitative Reasoning II

Undergraduate Prerequisites: CDSDS210 - Course focused on developing students' capacity to design and implement data flows and the computational workflows meant to inform online/offline decision- making within large systems. Students explore the data science lifecycle, including question formulation, data collection and cleaning (data wrangling), exploratory data analysis and visualization, statistical inference and prediction, and decision-making. Relational (SQL) and MapReduce (noSQL) paradigms used to assemble analysis, optimization, and decision-making algorithms to track and scale data. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking.

FALL 2025 Schedule

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A1 Zhang CGS 505 TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm CDS Students Only

FALL 2025 Schedule

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A2 Zhang FLR 121 W 9:05 am-9:55 am

FALL 2025 Schedule

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A3 Zhang CGS 527 W 10:10 am-11:00 am

FALL 2025 Schedule

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A4 Zhang MUG 205 W 11:15 am-12:05 pm

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 CGS 505 TR 3:30 pm-4:45 pm CDS Students Only

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Ladenheim CGS 511 MW 2:30 pm-4:15 pm All seats will be held for CDS students until December 1st.

SPRG 2026 Schedule

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A2 Ladenheim STH B20 W 9:05 am-9:55 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

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A3 Ladenheim MCS B33 W 10:10 am-11:00 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

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A4 Ladenheim CDS 164 W 11:15 am-12:05 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A5 Ladenheim CDS 164 W 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 PHO 211 TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm

Note that this information may change at any time. Please visit the MyBU Student Portal for the most up-to-date course information.