The course introduces students to the principles of computational thinking. Programming methods and computational principles are introduced in a problem-driven way using Python and making extensive use of Python libraries. Upon completion of the course, students:
will have an understanding of the role computation plays in solving scientific problems
will value computation as foundational tool in scientific discovery
will have explored the impact of different algorithms on efficiency and performance
will have understood and applied basic programming principles
will have a basic understanding of programming allowing the exploration of other programming languages