cm001.Rmd

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title: "Introduction to computing for the social sciences"
output: html_document
---

```{r setup, include=FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(cache=TRUE)
```

# cm001 - March 26, 2018

## Overview

* Introduce myself
* Identify major course objectives
* Identify course logistics
* Introduce basic principles of data science workflow and programming
* Explain how to get started in R

## Slides and class materials

* [Slides](extras/cm001_slides.html)
* [Introduction to computing for the social sciences](block001_intro.html)

### Additional readings

* [Learning to Think Like a Computer](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/education/edlife/teaching-students-computer-code.html?_r=0)
* [Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing](http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005510) (optional, but good summary of best computing practices)

## What you need to do

* [Install and setup software](setup00.html)
* [Register your GitHub username for the course](https://goo.gl/forms/AI8bJOZv0niNzhPA2)
* [Begin homework 1](hw01-edit-README.html)