Lab 01

Computing + Linear algebra review

January 16, 2026

Today’s lab

Topics

Notes

Put all responses for computing questions in your lab-01 Quarto document. You may write any mathematical work by hand and attach it to the rendered PDF before uploading to Gradescope.

Labs are generally due Tuesdays at 11:59pm, but you are encouraged to complete as much as you can during the lab session. No late work is accepted for labs.
The lab will be graded based on completion and “workflow and formatting”.
One work strategy is to get through portions that you think will be most challenging during lab when a TA can help you on the spot.
For today’s lab, start with the material you most need to review - computing or linear algebra concepts.
- We will begin using the linear algebra concepts in class on January 20

Part of the lab grade is for “workflow and formatting” assessing the reproducible workflow and document format. This includes

Having at least 3 informative commit messages (practicing version control)
- There are markers in Lab 01 to help you incorporate version control in your workflow
The PDF is neatly organized document with clear exercise headings and readable code and narrative
The name (first and last) and date are updated at the top of the document.

Make sure all your final changes have been pushed to your GitHub repo
Submit your final PDF to Gradescope
- Combine the rendered Quarto document and handwritten math work into a single PDF document if needed.
- Access Gradescope through the course Canvas site
- Mark all pages in Gradescope for the “Exercises 1- 10” question.

Ask your TA if

You do not have a lab-01 repo in the GitHub course organization: github.com/sta210-sp26
You need help cloning the repo and starting a new RStudio project