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CSCI0931

Introduction to Computation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Instructor(s):
Steven Reiss
John F. Hughes
Shriram Krishnamurthi
Thomas W. Doeppner
Course Home Page:
http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/csci0931/
Location: CIT 167
Meeting Time: I: TTh 10:30-11:50
Exam Group: 09
Semester: 1 (Fall)
Offered This Year?  Yes
When Offered? Most Years

Description

Introduces students to the use of computation for solving problems in the the social sciences and humanities. We will investigate a series of real-world problems taken from the news, from books such as "Freakonomics", and from current research. Topics covered include data gathering, data analysis, web-based interfaces, security, and scripting.


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