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COMP SCI 765

DATA VISUALIZATION

3 credits.

Principles of the visual presentation of data. Survey of Information Visualization, Scientific Visualization, and Visual Analytics. Design and evaluation of visualizations and interactive exploration tools. Introduction to relevant foundations in visual design, human perception, and data analysis. Encodings, layout and interaction. Approaches to large data sets. Visualization of complex data types such as scalar fields, graphs, sets, texts, and multi-variate data. Use of 2D, 3D and motion in data presentations. Implementation issues.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026

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