There will be two strands:
We will study and learn the concepts through a number of exercises, to be discussed during our weekly meeting.
There will also be presentations by students and instructor, leading to class discussions.
Larger projects could arise from this class.
For questions or comments of general interest, we strongly encourage that you post in the Canvas discussion forum so that also other students will benefit from, and contribute to, the conversation.
The instructor expects to be in his campus office most of the work week;
he will usually have his door shut (as there is a lot of traffic
in the corridor) but feel free to knock!
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