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DESCRIPTION:MyInvolvement RSVPs are for in-person attendees only. To regist
 er for the online session\, please use the Microsoft Forms link.Participan
 ts that are not part of the McGill Community are also invited to register 
 with the Microsoft Forms link.This 2-hour workshop will introduce the worl
 d of programming to complete beginners. The goal of this workshop is to ac
 t as an introduction to people who have never taken a coding class\, have 
 zero to minimal experience writing code\, and who are interested in learni
 ng! By the end of this workshop\, participants will:1. Know how a computer
  works – explaining components such as RAM\, CPU\, and GPU\, and how progr
 ams connect you to the computer.2. Understand what a program is\, how to w
 rite pseudocode\, and what an algorithm is.3. Acquire hands on experience 
 creating loops with Brilliant.com using pseudo-code blocks.4. Learn the ba
 sics of variables\, Boolean logic\, conditional statements\, and data stru
 ctures. Prerequisites: Basic mathematical knowledge (number properties\, a
 lgebra\, and equations).A computer with the ability to access the internet
 \, running a current version of Windows\, Mac OS X\, or Linux.Create an ac
 count on https://brilliant.org for the hands-on parts (the free version is
  sufficient)**IMPORTANT NOTICE: Attendance for graduate students and postd
 octoral fellows is subsidized by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. All ot
 her attendees such as undergraduate students and interns are required to p
 urchase a ticket to cover organizational and staffing costs. To complete y
 our registration\, you must e-transfer $10 (undergraduate student/trainee)
  $25 (staff) or $100 (faculty) to workshop-micm [at] mcgill.ca within 24 h
 ours of RSVP'ing to this event. If we do not receive your e-transfer\, you
  will have given up your spot. 
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DTEND:20260526T170000Z
LOCATION:CA\, Sherbrooke 550 Room 137\, 550 rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montreal\,
  QC H3A 1B9 Canada
SUMMARY:How to Think in Code
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/science/channels/event/how-think-code-372885
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