ALY 2100 — Introduction to Programming for Data Analytics

3 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonOnlineHybridOnline

Offers a hands-on first programming course for those with no prior programming experience. Covers basic programming logic and syntax with Python. Students apply Python packages mostly used on data analytics. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to code on the most used language in the job market.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - MTH 2400 (min D-)
  - PHL 2310 (min D-)
- ITC 2300 (min D-)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2025	1	6	30	20%	24.0
Spring 2026	1	12	30	40%	18.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 67% · Th 0% · F 0%

Common patterns: W (67% of sections), async (33% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Ravi Chamarti (100% of students)

Spring

Ravi Chamarti (100% of students)

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

ALY 3040, ALY 3070, ALY 3110, ALY 4020, ALY 4570, CET 2200, ITC 4690

Courses that list ALY 2100 in their prerequisites.

Links

Official catalog (ALY course descriptions) · All ALY courses · Plan it at numap.app