Introduction to Course

Learning Objectives

Following this assignment students should:

• Have R and Rstudio downloaded
• Be able to access and open Rstudio
• Have an R-Project for the course
• Be able to download packages and load them into your working session

1. Download R and Rstudio
2. Make a new Project called “ENVS396”
3. In the console, enter the following command and run it:

install.packages("tidyverse")

NOTE: Do NOT put install.packages() commands in your scripts. Only ever run them in the console.

• You can also install packages by clicking Tools –> Install Packages and then entering the package name in the text box and clicking Install

1. Make a new script called “lastname_first-assignment.R” and save it in your Assignments folder in your ENVS396 Project.

2. In your script, type in the following code and make sure it runs correctly:

library(tidyverse)
data("starwars")
starwars %>% 
    filter(homeworld == "Tatooine") %>%
    select(name) %>%
    unique()

You should see the following output in your console:

# A tibble: 10 x 1
   name              
   <chr>             
 1 Luke Skywalker    
 2 C-3PO             
 3 Darth Vader       
 4 Owen Lars         
 5 Beru Whitesun lars
 6 R5-D4             
 7 Biggs Darklighter 
 8 Anakin Skywalker  
 9 Shmi Skywalker    
10 Cliegg Lars

Assignment turn in: For full credit, you must show your instructor that you have accomplished all of the above tasks.