Lecture: Introduction and Goals of the Course
Eric Grimsom - MIT
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Lecture Description
Goals of the course; what is computation; introduction to data types, operators, and variables
Course Description
This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Pythonâ„¢ programming language.
from course: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
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