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An introduction to computer science as a tool to solve real-world analytical problems using Python 3.5. Thereisonesessionavailable:1,484,214alreadyenrolled!StartedJun1EndsAug3EnrollIwouldliketoreceiveemailfromMITxandlearnaboutotherofferingsrelatedtoIntroductiontoComputerScienceandProgrammingUsingPython.AboutthiscourseWhatyou'lllearnInstructorsFrequentlyAskedQuestionsWaystotakethiscourseedXforbusinessEstimated9weeks14–16hoursperweekInstructor-pacedInstructor-ledonacoursescheduleFreeOptionalupgradeavailableThereisonesessionavailable:1,484,214alreadyenrolled!Afteracoursesessionends,itwillbearchivedOpensinanewtab.StartedJun1EndsAug3EnrollIwouldliketoreceiveemailfromMITxandlearnaboutotherofferingsrelatedtoIntroductiontoComputerScienceandProgrammingUsingPython.IntroductiontoComputerScienceandProgrammingUsingPythonAboutAboutWhatyou'lllearnInstructorsFAQsWaystoenrollEnrollnowStartedJun1AboutthiscourseSkipAboutthiscourseThiscourseisthefirstofatwo-coursesequence:IntroductiontoComputerScienceandProgrammingUsingPython,andIntroductiontoComputationalThinkingandDataScience.Together,theyaredesignedtohelppeoplewithnopriorexposuretocomputerscienceorprogramminglearntothinkcomputationallyandwriteprogramstotackleusefulproblems.Someofthepeopletakingthetwocourseswillusethemasasteppingstonetomoreadvancedcomputersciencecourses,butformanyitwillbetheirfirstandlastcomputersciencecourses.Thisrunfeatureslecturevideos,lectureexercises,andproblemsetsusingPython3.5.EvenifyoupreviouslytookthecoursewithPython2.7,youwillbeabletoeasilytransitiontoPython3.5infuturecourses,orenrollnowtorefreshyourlearning. Sincethesecoursesmaybetheonlyformalcomputersciencecoursesmanyofthestudentstake,wehavechosentofocusonbreadthratherthandepth.Thegoalistoprovidestudentswithabriefintroductiontomanytopicssotheywillhaveanideaofwhatispossiblewhentheyneedtothinkabouthowtousecomputationtoaccomplishsomegoallaterintheircareer.Thatsaid,theyarenot"computationappreciation"courses.TheyarechallengingandrigorouscoursesinwhichthestudentsspendalotoftimeandeffortlearningtobendthecomputertotheirwillShowmoreAtaglanceInstitution:MITxSubject:ComputerScienceLevel:IntroductoryPrerequisites:Highschoolalgebraandareasonableaptitudeformathematics.Studentswithoutpriorprogrammingbackgroundwillfindthereisasteeplearningcurveandmayhavetoputinmorethantheestimatedtimeeffort.Language:EnglishVideoTranscript:EnglishAssociatedprograms:XSeriesinComputationalThinkingusingPythonWhatyou'lllearnSkipWhatyou'lllearn ANotionofcomputation ThePythonprogramminglanguage Somesimplealgorithms Testinganddebugging Aninformalintroductiontoalgorithmiccomplexity Datastructures ShowmoreAbouttheinstructorsFrequentlyAskedQuestionsSkipFrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutCharterOakStateCollegeCredit-EligibleCourses: We'repartneringwithCharterOakStateCollege,Connecticut'spubliconlinecollege,toprovidestudentswithauniqueopportunitytobeawardedtransferrablecreditforworkcompletedinselectededXcourses.Thispartnershipwillgivestudentsfromallbackgroundsanaffordableandflexiblewaytoearncollegecredit,tracktheiraccomplishmentsandworktowardadegree.StudentswhoenrollintheVerifiedCertificatetrackandpassthecoursewithan65%orhigherareeligibletoreceiveCharterOakStateCollegecredit.** Creditdetails: Numberofcredithoursforthiscourse:3credithours _Cost:$300USD($100USD/CreditHour)-payforcreditearnedafterpassingthecoursewitha65%orbetter. Eligibility:**_ LearnermustenrollintheVerifiedCertificateoptiontobeeligibleforcredituponcompletionofthecourse. Learnermustabidetoallcourseandacademicintegritypoliciesthroughouttheentirecourse. Learnermustreceiveapassinggradeofa65%orbetterinthecourse FAQ WhattypeofcomputingenvironmentdoIneedforthiscourse? Youneedtohaveacomputerrunningoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems: MicrosoftWindows,versionXPorgreater(XP,WindowsVista,orWindows7) AppleOSX,version10.2orgreater Linux-mostdistributionsthathavebeenreleasedwithinthepasttwoyearsshouldwork Inaddition,youwillneedtheabilitytodownload,install,andrunsoftwareonyourcomputer. Isthereacoursetextbook? Thistextbookisoptionalbuthighlyrecommended:IntroductiontoComputationandProgrammingUsingPython,ThirdEdition(WithApplicationtoComputationalModelingandUnderstandingData). WhatbrowsershouldIuse? WestronglyrecommendthatyouusetheChromebrowserwhilevisitingtheedXsite.ThissiteisoptimizedforviewinginChrome. IfyoucannotuseChrome,youshouldusetheFirefoxbrowser.Beadvisedyoumayhavetroublewithsitefunctionalityifyouchoosetouseanalternatebrowser. Whatprogramminglanguage(s)willthiscourseuse? 6.00xwillbeusingthePythonprogramminglanguage,version3.5. Youarenotexpectedtohaveanypriorprogrammingknowledge-thiscourseisintendedforstudentswhohavelittletonoexperiencewithanyprogramminglanguage. Whatistheformatoftheclass? Theclasswillconsistoflecturevideos,whicharebrokenintosmallchunks,usuallybetweeneightandtwelveminuteseach.Someofthesemaycontainintegrated"check-yourself"questions. Therewillalsobeprogrammingassignmentsandstandaloneexams/quizzes,whicharenotpartofthevideolectures. Willthetextofthelecturesbeavailable? Yes,transcriptsofthecoursewillbemadeavailable. DoIneedtowatchthelectureslive? No.Youcanwatchthelecturesatyourleisure-youdonotneedtowatchthelecturesatanysettime. Howmuchdoesitcosttotakethecourse? Nothing:thecourseisfree. 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