Skip to main content
Denison University Home
  • About Denison +
  • Academics +
  • Admission & Aid +
  • Campus Life +
  • News & Events +
  • Arts
  • Athletics & Recreation
  • Alumni
  • Parents
  • Title IX / Non-Discrimination
Prefer browsing? Check out the A-Z directory

Popular

  • Commencement
  • Shop Denison / Bookstore
  • Denison Forward
  • COVID-19 Coronavirus
  • Academic Calendar
  • Majors
  • Career Exploration
  • Eisner Center
  • Employment
  • MyDenison

Your Most Viewed

    Prefer browsing? Check out the A-Z Directory

    Popular

    • Commencement
    • Shop Denison / Bookstore
    • Denison Forward
    • COVID-19 Coronavirus
    • Academic Calendar
    • Majors
    • Career Exploration
    • Eisner Center
    • Employment
    • MyDenison

    Your Most Viewed

      No Results

      About Denison

      • Fast Facts
      • Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Antiracism
      • Our Administration
      • Our History
      • Ranking & Reviews
      • Sustainability

      Academics

      Denison’s purpose is to inspire and educate its students to become autonomous thinkers, discerning moral agents and active citizens of a democratic society.

      • Majors
      • Courses
      • Academic Calendar
      • Library
      • Study Abroad

      Admission & Aid

      We are thrilled that you are considering Denison during your college search, and we look forward to getting to know more about you.

      • Apply for Admission
      • Apply for Financial Aid
      • Visit Campus
      • Virtual Tour
      • Request Information
      • Meet the Staff

      Campus Life

      Our students bring diverse talents, interests, backgrounds, and experiences to campus; see how Denison helps them make this college their own.

      • Clubs & Organizations
      • Housing
      • Career Center
      • Exploring Granville & Columbus

      News & Events

      Denison's latest news, stories, and upcoming events from all around the hill and beyond.

      • Events & Athletics Schedule
      • Academic Calendar
      • Press Releases
      • Big Red Athletics
      • Denison Magazine

      Latest Featured News

      President Adam Weinberg speaks with alumni at the 2022 reunion.

      2022 Reunion classes celebrate, return in big numbers

      by

      Tom Reed

      June 9, 2022
      Professor Eric Liebl and Hannah Swahn '16

      Just follow the molecules

      June 7, 2022
      Student holding a graduation cap with a '2020' tattoo on their arm

      Class of 2020 returns, ready to celebrate and heal

      by

      Tom Reed

      June 6, 2022
      Denison University Home
      Map / Tour
      Events
      Give
      Apply
      • Search
      • Menu

      Press Releases

      Denison faculty publish new data science textbook

      Denison faculty publish new data science textbook

      Posted: April 7, 2021
      Olin Hall
      Associate Professor Thomas Bressoud with the new textbook “Introduction to Data Systems.”

      Associate Professor Thomas Bressoud with the new textbook “Introduction to Data Systems.”

      Denison University announces Mathematics and Computer Science faculty Thomas Bressoud and David White have written a new data science textbook, titled “Introduction to Data Systems.” The textbook, which is being incorporated into classrooms at Denison and other universities, is published by international science publisher, Springer Publishing.

      The book accompanies a new course designed by Associate Professor Bressoud, CS181: Introduction to Data Systems. The text provides an extensive exploration of data science from a systems perspective.

      The major topics presented in the book include using the principles of tidy data to build a tabular data model to standardize data storage and manipulation, understanding the relational data model and how it is used to access and create databases, and investigating hierarchical data models expressed in modern standards like JSON and XML. In addition, the book explores the application of the client-server computing model in order to understand acquisition of data from sources over HTTP and from APIs to obtain data from online sources. Methods of authentication to allow secure clients are also addressed.

      The accompanying course is a key experience for computer science majors in the first two years of their academic careers and also is required for data analytics majors. One of the novel aspects of the approach is that it allows students to gain experience and understanding of data systems early on, which gives them much better opportunities in projects, internships, and research projects later in their academic careers.

      More about Associate Professor Thomas Bressoud and Associate Professor David White

      Associate Professor Thomas Bressoud is a 20-year veteran of the Denison faculty who brings a wealth of industry experience and computer systems experience to the department. Bressoud worked outside of academia both before and after receiving his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1996. Bressoud spent seven years working for MIT Lincoln Laboratory in real-time radar systems and worked for a startup, Isis Distributed Systems, Lucent Technologies, and their research arm, Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ.

      Associate Professor David White is a seven-year joint member of Mathematics and Computer Science. White has a wide range of research expertise and is active in undergraduate statistics education. He has published twenty papers on topics in mathematics, applied statistics, computer science, economics, and data science. White’s recent research includes statistical approaches to the opioid epidemic in Ohio, to the treatment of wounds in diabetic individuals, and to the analysis of mass gun violence data.

      100 West College Street
      Granville, Ohio 43023
      1-740-587-0810

      Footer menu

      • Pay Your Bill
      • MyDenison
      • Title IX / Non-Discrimination
      • Library
      • Shop Denison
      • Make a Gift

      Stay up to date with the latest campus news and upcoming events.

      Download our App »

      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Instagram
      • Youtube

      Our Home:
      Granville, OH »

      • Employment
      • Consumer Information
      • Forms & Policies
      • Privacy Policy
      • Cookie Notice
      • Social Media Community Guidelines
      • Report a Bug

      Denison University's programs, offerings, events and arrangements are subject to change in the event of exigent circumstances, including the ongoing COVID-19 situation.