2021-08-16 Science Posse CS Workshop

Today we give an introduction to Computer Science at Brandeis.

Overview:

• Introductions

• Requirements for CS minor and CS major (BA or BS)

• CS10a - Intro to Python

  • Using Brython https://brython.info/tests/editor.html?lang=en

  • Using Jupyter Notebooks on Glitch https://glitch.com/@tjhickey

  • Python as a Calculator App with input and print

  • Defining your own functions

  • Lists and loops

  • Other apps

    • Spinoza http://spinoza.cs-i.brandeis.edu:3004

    • Peer Review App https://peer-review.cs.brandeis.edu (with PIN 1108529 )

• CS164a - Intro to 3D Animation

• CS153a - Mobile App Design

• Opportunities for Research in the CS Department

Learning Objectives for today - by the end of the workshop you should be able to

• write Python scripts to perform scientific and mathematical calculations

• create and access a Jupyter notebook in the cloud using Glitch.com

• use Blender to create 3d models using extrusion

• use Expo to create simple mobile apps

• describe the requirements for the CS degrees at Brandeis

• describe some opportunities for CS research at Brandeis