In-person registration (for online, please fill in this form instead)
Date: Wednesday, 11 January 2023.
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: room 1104 (11th floor).
Instructor: Tim Elrick, Faculty Lecturer in the Faculty of Science.
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Overview: This workshop will give an overview of the foundations of programming in R.
At the end of the workshop, you will:
ÌýÌý > Become familiar with the integrated development environment RStudio
ÌýÌý > Understand the different types of variables in R (data types and data structures)
ÌýÌý > Be able to write simple scripts
ÌýÌý > Understand how to load and use libraries
ÌýÌý > Be able to use control flow to automate your scripts
ÌýÌý > Know how to get help
Prerequisites:
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý · Knowledge of filesystems would be helpful (e.g. from Understanding filesystems workshop).
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý · Install R and RStudio on your computer. You can find installation instructions here. Please contact us (cdsi.science [at] mcgill.ca) if you are having trouble with installation.
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý · You need to bring your own laptop for this workshop. Contact us if you would like to attend but it's impossible for you to bring a laptop to this workshop.
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