Introduction to programming in R

Date: Wednesday, 11 January 2023.
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: hybrid (in person at Burnside Hall room 1104 and online via Zoom).
Instructor: Tim Elrick, Faculty Lecturer in the Faculty of Science.

Overview: This workshop will give an overview of the foundations of programming in R.

At the end of the workshop, you will:
> Become familiar with the integrated development environment RStudio
> Understand the different types of variables in R (data types and data structures)
> Be able to write simple scripts
> Understand how to load and use libraries
> Be able to use control flow to automate your scripts
> Know how to get help

Prerequisites:
· Knowledge of filesystems would be helpful (e.g. from Understanding filesystems workshop).
· Install R and RStudio on your computer. You can find installation instructions here. Please contact us (cdsi.science [at] mcgill.ca) if you are having trouble with installation.
· You need to bring your own laptop for this workshop. Contact us if you would like to attend but it's impossible for you to bring a laptop to this workshop.