jd-lara/6.s083

Lecture notes and problem sets for MIT class 6.S083 fall 2019

6.S083 - Introduction to Computational Thinking

Fall 2019

Welcome to 6.S083! This is an introductory course on Computational Thinking, using the Julia programming language. It is being taught at MIT in the 2nd half of the fall 2019 semester.

Professors

Visiting professor David P. Sanders ([email protected]) & Professor Alan Edelman

Lectures

MW 1 - 2.30, room 34-301. Start date: October 21, 2019.

Office hours

TR 11 - 1, Julia lab, floor 7 of Stata Center (turn left from Gates building elevator)

Evaluation

• 5 problem sets, 20% each
• No final exam

Problem sets consist of coding and answering questions and will be submitted online.

Piazza

https://piazza.com/class/k2241am36ut5du

Windows users

If you use Windows, please download Git for Windows here

Getting the files

To get the files, use git from the command line (or from a GUI), as follows

• Clone the repository once with

git clone https://github.com/dpsanders/6.S083

This will create a new directory called 6.S083 with the matierials.

• Update it to pull in new changes

git pull

This needs to be executed from within the directory. (Use cd to change directory.)

Recordings of classes

(Unedited) screen + audio recordings are available here.

Syllabus

See here for the course syllabus and schedule.