Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science

Computation occurs over a variety of substrates including silicon, neurons, DNA, the stock market, bee colonies, and many others.

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Instructor-led

Subject

Computer Science

Course Language

English

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English

Difficulty

Advanced

Platform

Extension School, Harvard Division of Continuing Education

Topics

Computer Science

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Harvard Extension School

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Course description

In this course we study the fundamental capabilities and limitations of computation, including the phenomenon of universality and the duality of code and data.

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Instructors

Madhu Sudan

Gordan McKay Professor of Computer Science, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Adam Hesterberg

Lecturer on Computer Science, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

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Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science

Associated Schools

Harvard Extension School

Course description

Instructors

Madhu Sudan

Adam Hesterberg

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