Notebook 1

Questions Answers

Goals

• Introduction to using programming to solve mathematical problems
• Expressing mathematics using both Julia and logical notation
• Understanding the zoology of mathematical and programmatic objects you will have to work with
• Introduction to the concept of a mathematically rigorous argument

Resources

• Think Julia is a great (online, freely available) textbook that will help consolidate your understanding. The following chapters will be useful background reading for this week (and may help with the exercises!!)
  • Chapter 1: The way of the program
  • Chapter 2: Variables, Expressions, and Statements
  • Chapter 3: Functions

• Make sure you have read through the prerequisites. In particular Installation

• Make sure you’re happy with markdown syntax. It should take 5 minutes to get the hang of it. EG here

Credits

• Thanks to Giuseppe Castiglione, Enrico Caprioglio and Avel Guenin-Carlut for giving excellent feedback and checking the notebook..
• Thanks to Giuseppe Castiglione for adding fantastic answers to the questions.