Lecture 1 – Introduction

2023-01-09

Welcome to the page for the first lecture! Each lecture will come with a page like this that summarizes the videos you should watch and readings you should complete beforehand, along with any handouts for the day and code examples and notes from the lecture.

Session plan:

• 2-3 min: Introduce instructors/staff
• 2-3 min: Say hi to the people around you
• 15 min: Handout + discussion
• 20 min: syllabus
  • Lectures, videos
  • Stepik
  • Programming
  • Exams
  • Getting Help
  • Schedule
  • Lecture 1 and 2 pages
• 5 min: q/a

Before the first lecture, there are no videos to watch. You should familiarize yourself with the syllabus.

The handout for the first day has a few questions for us to use as icebreakers and to start talking about programming. You can access the PDF directly on Google Drive to download it.

Completed Worksheets from Lecture