R and Programming in STEM - A

The programming language R is best known as the dominant programming language for statistics, particularly within the biological sciences. But much more broadly than just stats, it’s a powerful tool for scientific computing. In this course, students will learn the basics of programming in R, and use this foundation as a jumping off point to explore theoretical and simulation-based approaches in biology. Specific topics will be informed and led by students’ interests. Potential topics include: the relationships between models, hypotheses, experiments, and data; statistical and mechanistic models, data simulation for validation of statistical models, stochastic simulations, and more.

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Basic Enrollment Requirements: None.

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Remission Eligible: Yes; first day of term; all university policies apply.