Lec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008

Why it was recommended

Professor keeps everything simple and direct because this class is designed for beginners with no or little programming experience.

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What it covers

First lecture of MIT 6.00, an introductory computer science course taught in Python by Eric Grimson and John Guttag. It covers the goals of the course, what computation is, and data types. It is for someone meeting the subject for the first time.

Video details

Channel

MIT OpenCourseWare

Length

53 min 30 sec

Year

2009

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