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6.0002 Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science

(, ); second half of term
Prereq: 6.0001 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-3
Credit cannot also be received for 16.0002, 18.0002
Lecture: MW3-4.30 (BEGINS OCT 25) (26-100) Lab: TBA Recitation: F10 (BEGINS OCT 25) (37-212) or F11 (BEGINS OCT 25) (37-212) or F1 (BEGINS OCT 25) (37-212)

Provides an introduction to using computation to understand real-world phenomena. Topics include plotting, stochastic programs, probability and statistics, random walks, Monte Carlo simulations, modeling data, optimization problems, and clustering. Combination of 6.0001 and 6.0002 counts as REST subject.
A. Bell
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