Introduction to Code as a Liberal Art, Spring 2025
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LCOD 2000 (CRN: 10645)
Instructor: Rory Solomon
Tuesday & Thursday, 12-1:40pm
Office hours
Thursdays 2-3pm, and Fridays 12-1pm, or by appointment; Location: 6 East 16th Street, Room 532, or via Zoom. Please click here to make appointments via Starfish. If you're unsure how to schedule office hours in Starfish or have any trouble with that link, please let me know.
Course Description
In this hybrid theory/practice seminar students will both critically examine, and learn how to craft, the code that drives computational machinery, focusing on its relevance to the domains of the liberal arts: the humanities, the arts, and the social and physical sciences. Students will learn the fundamentals of computational systems and ways that they relate to critical thinking and creative practice including: “distant reading” and the digital humanities, the production of generative artwork, techniques in data forensics, and methods for investigating algorithmic bias. Coursework will include weekly exercises using Python & Javascript. No prior coding experience is required. Students will need to bring a laptop computer to class, and can check one out from the university if necessary. This class fulfills the core requirement for the Code as a Liberal Art minor.
Pictured here is computer science
pioneer Grace
Hopper, a New York City native, officer in the US Navy, and
one of the originators of so-called "high level" programming
languages, of which Python and Javascript today are examples. This
photo was modified with a process of
"data moshing" using
the HexFiend app.
Syllabus
You can find the course syllabus here.