COMP 1001
Introduction to Computational Thinking for Arts and Social Science Students
An introduction to computational thinking and its applications to the arts and social sciences. Students will gain computational thinking skills by exploring data representation, basic programming concepts, a selection of algorithms, and advanced usage of software packages for the arts and social sciences.
2025
Readings
- There are no official textbooks for this class. As a resource you may use the following online textbook: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist. Another great resource is w3schools Python section.
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for COMP 1004 (no longer offered). This course cannot be taken for credit by students in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Mathematics or Science. Lectures three hours a week.