Announcements
(Jan 14, 2008) The textbook and office hours have moved to the Resources section.
(Jan 10, 2008) The site is undergoing renovation. Please check the Materials section for handouts. If you find any broken links or other bugs, please email Aseem. Thanks!
(Jan 9, 2008) The operator cheat sheet distributed in class today is located here under Materials.
(Jan 7, 2008) Notes for class 1 are located here under Materials.
(Dec, 2007) Welcome to 6.189! Important stuff will be posted here.
About
This course will provide a gentle introduction to programming using Python for highly motivated students with little or no prior experience in programming computers. The course will focus on planning and organizing programs, as well as the grammar of the Python programming language. Lectures will be interactive featuring in-class exercises with lots of support from the course staff.
The course staff is made of:
- Lead instructor: Mihir Kedia, grad student in CSAIL
- Instructor: Aseem Kishore, senior in course 6
- LA: Afsah Shafquat, sophomore in course 6
- LA: A. Christine Spang, sophomore in course 6
- LA: Lily Wang, junior in course 6
You can contact the staff at any time by emailing 6.189-staff@mit.edu.