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6.0002  Intro to Computational Thinking & Data Science

Spring 2020

Instructors: Ana Bell, Fredo Durand (he/him/his), Eric Grimson, John V Guttag

TAs: Yun X Boyer, Giulio Capolino, Mesert Kebed, Jason G Paulos, Janelle C Sands, Lauren B Schexnayder, Anna Sinelnikova, Vincent C Vostatek, Rebecca E Weinberger, Timothy D Zavarella, Zhaoyuan Zhang, Ze Hang Zheng

Lecture:  MW3-4.30  (26-100)        

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Last 6.0002 Lecture

Our last lecture will be live today, here!. Also, don't forget to check for any missing scores (except for pset 5) by 11pm tonight, and let us know if there is anything inconsistent.

Announced on 11 May 2020  1:34  p.m. by Ana Bell

Microquiz 4 Results and Check for Missing Scores!

The scores for Microquiz 4 are now available here.

At this time, you should have grades for everything except for pset5. Please check the links below. Email anabell@mit.edu before tomorrow night (Monday May 11 at 11pm) if there is anything missing/incorrect that you think you should have received a score for and we will investigate.

* Grades for each quiz and the MITx exercises can be found under the Scores link.
* Grades for the psets can be found under the Psets link.

Announced on 10 May 2020  1:22  p.m. by Ana Bell

Lecture Today with Microquiz 4

A reminder that lecture today will be broadcast live at this link, until 3:55pm.
After that, the quiz will be available here: Course Page -> MQs -> MQ4 at 3:55pm EDT and will be removed after 12 hours. Once you start, you have 30 minutes to complete it. It will be programming and multiple choice questions. You may use class notes, slides, and code files. You may NOT look up anything on the Internet. You may NOT discuss the quiz with anyone for the 12 hours that the quiz is available. Be sure you have your IDE open and your allowed materials ready before you click to start the quiz.

Announced on 06 May 2020  10:23  a.m. by Ana Bell

Lecture Today and Microquiz 4 Details

Hi all,
(1) The scores for Microquiz 3 are now available.
(2) A reminder that there is lecture today, available live here from 3:05pm to 4:25pm MIT time.
(3) Microquiz 4 (last one!) will be held on Wednesday, logistically the same as Microquiz 3.

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General Notes on the quiz:
* On Wednesday May 6, the quiz will be available at 3:55pm MIT time and it will be taken down 12 hours later.
* You may begin the quiz within that time period but will have 30 minutes to complete it once you view the questions.
* The quiz will cover material from Lectures 1-10.
* The quiz will be coding and multiple choice questions.
* You may use an IDE of your choice to write code but you must submit code on the quiz site.
* We allow you to use materials provided in lectures (slides or posted code). You are not allowed to use the Internet or discuss the quiz with anyone for the 12 hours while the quiz is available.
* If you have already given me your accommodations letter you'll receive an email today, and your timer will be adjusted accordingly.

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Quiz Details and Logistics:
* Each question has a separate Submit button, there is no overall Submit or checkout password.
* To end the quiz, you can close the page and/or just let the timer run out.
* You can submit answers as often as you want, the last submission is the one we grade.
* By starting the quiz, you are automatically agreeing to the honor pledge.
* Be mindful of the time and submit often -- no exceptions are made if you cannot submit when the timer reaches 0 time left.
* If there is something confusing during the quiz, there will be a text box where you can write your confusions/assumptions you made.
* During the quiz, may not see any test cases due to the nature of the problem asked. If there are any test cases, they are there to avoid copy/paste errors from your IDE to the submission page. Your score will be based on how it performs on the test cases WE use.

Announced on 04 May 2020  1:17  p.m. by Ana Bell

Lecture Today with Microquiz 3

A reminder that lecture today will be broadcast live at this link, until 3:55pm.

After that, the quiz will be available here: Course Page -> MQs -> MQ3 at 3:55pm EDT and will be removed after 12 hours. Once you start, you have 30 minutes to complete it. It will be programming and multiple choice questions. You may use class notes, slides, and code files. You may NOT look up anything on the Internet. You may NOT discuss the quiz with anyone for the 12 hours that the quiz in available. Be sure you have your IDE open and your allowed materials ready before you click to start the quiz.

Announced on 29 April 2020  12:10  p.m. by Ana Bell

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