6.S095

Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Units arranged [P/D/F] · Undergraduate

Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term.

January IAP 2018 · Programming for the Puzzled

This class builds a bridge between the recreational world of algorithmic puzzles (puzzles that can be solved by algorithms) and the pragmatic world of computer programming, teaching students to program while solving puzzles. Python syntax and semantics required to understand the code are explained as needed for each puzzle.

Readings

Most of the material in this course is from Buy at MIT Press Devadas, Srini. Programming for the Puzzled: Learn to Program While Solving Puzzles . MIT Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780262534307. [Preview with Google Books ] ↗
Listed reading

Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: Permission of instructor U (IAP) Not offered regularly; consult department Units arranged [P/D/F] Can be repeated for credit.

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
MIT OpenCourseWare ↗January IAP 2018
MIT OCW syllabus ↗
Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.