Get a local web server running. I use python -m http.server for python 3; use python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000 for python 2, which is the default on macs.
Theory Reading 1: A Layered Grammar of Graphics by Hadley Wickham. Due Monday, Feb 5. We will use ggplot2 in class that week, so have R and RStudio installed as soon as possible. Focus on how Wickham describes the parts of a plot. Be able to define and provide examples for: "geometry", "scale", and "guide".
What JS capabilities are available to us? Can I Use and Browser Usage. Note that your TAs are using recent Chrome browsers, but much of the world is not.
Inspiration: the Rhythm of Food. Think of this as you read the Wickham article. What scales are they using? How are they teaching you to interpret those scales?