6.100L Introduction to CS and Programming Using Python
6.100L Introduction to CS and Programming Using Python (Fall 2022, MIT OCW). Instructor: Dr. Ana Bell. This subject is aimed at students with little to no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, feel justifiably confident in their ability to write simple programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python 3 programming language.
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Lecture 05 - Floats and Approximation Methods
An introduction to simple algorithms, float types, and approximation methods. Floating point numbers introduce challenges as they can't be represented in memory exactly. Approximation methods use these floating numbers.