1. What is Computation? 

Thanks. I can only dream of MIT but thanks to their free opencourseware, I am able to attend lectures and learn Python, from a village in India. Isn't that cool?

Witched this lecture series 5 years ago. I graduated in a liberal arts field but wanted to transfer to CS. I rigorously watched and practiced with this lecture series and another free lecture series in UPenn for 1 month then applied for a master's program in my university. Thankfully, the knowledge I got from this almost 40 videos is enough to be accepted. Now, I'm the project head of my company concentrating in machine learning. I would always be thankful to MIT for this amazing lecture!

pre labeling 0:02:30 Fast paced course 0:04:46 Topics 0:07:03 What does a computer do 0:08:44 Type of knowledge 0:10:18 Spyder IDE installed. 0:11:26 Using toolbox random to pick IP 0:12:48 A numerical example 0:14:35 What is a recipe 0:15:54 Computers are machine 0:17:27 Basic machine architecture 0:20:00 Stored program computer 0:21:52 Creating recipes 0:23:48 Aspects of langues 0:26:25 (Coding) 0:28:22 Python programs 0:30:18 Objects 0:32:00 Type conversions(cast) 0:34:21 Printing to console 0:36:52 Binding variables and values 0:37:57 Abstracting expressions 0:39:53 Changing bindings

I've always felt that not knowing what to code is the equivalent of not knowing how to read. In this quarantine, I'm fixing this. Thank you MIT! :)

much better than the 2008 version with eric grismin. this professor knows it's a beginning course and shes trying not to confuse you or go too far ahead without giving the prerequisites for further knowledge to be built upon.

She is so amazing. For years most of us been using these syntax in programming and we all were taking these for granted. The way she teaches, expressed and mentioned how everything can be computed with just 6 instructions and programs written in python is convertible to another language (Pow!!), I just told myself we knew these yet most of us would not think at all. This is pure love for computers.

I can't believe that the course is free. Thanks to everyone who helps to open the course to the public...

She's awesome at her job, honestly

Family: What college are you attending? Me: RU-vid Academy.

Thank you so much MIT. I know I would not get into this school but you guys have the best lectures!

This is an amazing course if you persevere. Both Ana Bell and Eric Grimson are AMAZING prof's.

I really like her way of explaining . Its perfectly paced and smooth .

13:24 "Start with a guess, G" that's actually a well put advice, man. Thanks!

Anna Bell is a very good instructor. I have been trying to learn via open courseware for months and couldn't get passed lesson 4 with the last instructor. He was quite knowledgeable and explained his instructions well, however, he was too advanced in his lessons for an intro course. Some of us come in with absolutely no idea what computer science is or how to ovastand the language and Anna Bell teaches in a way that makes these things clear. So far.

This is great. Starting off the bat with "everything in Python is an object" helps me understand coming from other programming languages.

Fix: blurred email addresses. The course materials are available on MIT OpenCourseWare at: ocw.mit.edu/6-0001F16.

The teacher is awesome and explains things very well.

Starting my programming journey today. Thank you for this great lecture, I love passionate professors!

Thanks a lot... Dr. Ana Bell.... Your teaching style is amazing.... I can understand so easily.... I was afraid of programming. But, now I feel something interesting about programming... And now I think, programming isn't so scary as I thought...

I've been playing with computers since before this good instructor was born. So wonderful to get to "see the lights come on" for a new generation, taught by such an able and enthusiastic instructor. Go Dr. Bell!

THANK YOU MIT! Thank You Professor, You are outstanding! HG From St Albans Queens NY.

so nice to have a kind-hearted lecturer like this woman

I would love to go to MIT, and I can't thank them enough for all of these free lectures!!

The first half of the lecture was difficult to understand and visualise but the 2nd half everthing clicked. Thanks for an amazing lecture Prof. Anna!

Thanks MIT for giving us an opportunity to learn from one of the best instructors like Anna Bell.

A great teacher can teach you the most complicated thing in the most simplest way, and finally you will learn from the teacher the way how she breaks down the complexcity into small easy pieces.

We need more qualified people like them mit is doing a wonderful things those who cannot afford big college big university from them is a good source...I am from India even I want to learn programming and coding algorithm but I can't afford it

I just feeling a bit uplifted after understanding from the very beginning. Thanks a lot to this OCW initiative by MIT i am glad that i am able to access these MIT OCW COURSES FOR ABSOLUTELY FREE, its litterally damn cool, isn't it Its MIT man, its top #1 in the world

MIT really deserves to be the best of all.

36:18 save a value to a name meaning variables with an assignment

I never done coding or learned to program in my life. But, this lecture gave me further insight and knowledge, I was unaware of. I seek a programming major or data science. This will benefit me. Thank you.

graduated Stevens tech back in 2002 only learn a bit of C++ now im so eager to learn Java n Python- this is great thanks :-)

Very helpful to future students! Great work! Thank you!

17:30 basic machine structure

great job for the open course MIT! now peopl;e who can't afford college can learn also. good job

Attending a 2019 MIT lecture now in this present year of 2022 while I'm living in Hong Kong.....Thank you MIT!!!

Very enthusiastic instructor... Great stuff..

Variables are always to the left of the assignment (=) and the expressions are always to the right of the assignment. Thank you!

This prof is a doll. She's really got a good grip on the subject, is capacitive not at only her understanding of the topic at hand, but for the student as well. Is an absolute pleasure as a student to sit in her class-audience. Really good show MIT open source. Thank you, could not afford this otherwise.

i will love to see subtitles for other languages like spanish, but anyways, thanks so much for this content in youtube!! it's really helpful

I am so blessed by this. MIT You have helped me a lot.

I had always wanted to learn python and now I can do it for free. Thank you so much

The Journey starts for me. Thanks MIT!

This was so very helpful. Thank you!

I really appreciate this, as a self learner its really awesome 😎

Now, I don't need to go to MIT anymore. Because of internet, distance is not going to be problem anymore. Good teaching. Everything so clear enough for me.

35:00 expressions and assignmets

Thank you for this . The lecturer was very eloquent and challenging.

Because you recorded the face-to-face lecture, I was able to concentrate on the lecture feeling vivid. And watching the actual lecture at MIT, I learned how real universities start lectures. As a student who dreams of becoming a programmer, I'm happy to learn the basics of Python. I'm also learning Python now, and I can't wait to take the next lecture. Next time, please teach me JavaScript and c language to improve my coding skills. 10901

For other languages, you can turn on closed captions, and under settings you can choose to auto-translate, although the auto-translator is not perfect.

Thanks, MIT is the greatest university in the world.

Thank you, this course is invaluable, I've learnt a lot!

Thank you, thank you and thank you so much MIT!

thank you MIT Thank you Professor you are outstanding

amazingly good teaching, thank you !

10/10 excellent professor, now I begin to understand

She is better than others in her job she is doing.

I was looking for a good startup program for programming in Python and I found this, Thank you MIT for these valuable lectures.

this is great! thank you for the explanation!

thank Dr. Bell, thank OCW.

Absolutely well done and definitely keep it up!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

I love the way she gets excited when she calls out the name of the student who won the lucky draw prize.

Good afternoon First I want to congratulate you on the class. I'm from Brazil. The possibility of having the subtitles in my language (Portuguese) made it much easier. Have a great day.

I'm happy I can watch this lecture!

Okay, Now I am attending classes of MIT. It's really cool to learn from the TOP most Institute.

Great session! Thank you for supporting the coding community.

21:00 6 primitives to compute anything acording to Turing in any language

thanks, it is great resource and it is online for free, this benifits many people around the world who loves computer science and programming . it is very worthy and meaningful.

Best teacher this lady is

I really enjoyed the class. Thank you.

Awesome Lecture!! Thank You!!

MIT, Thank you form caring about educating the world.

Thanks teacher, and I'm really wanna say you are great teacher

outstanding that we can learn, after years of this lecture, rn I needed to learn phyton and this has been so helpful

Thank you MIT🙏🏾

She is a really good instructor. Proof that she really cared in her teaching, she remembered the 6 primitives in 20:43.

I understand everything what she teaches and i am only High school grade students she really teaches so easy and interesting

Alhamdulillah she is cool faculty and its very interesting to learn from her. Blessed to learn from Bangladesh.

Thank you so much. I can learn a lot. This will change my life

thank you MIT for sharing this course

Thank you very much for sharing this content!!!

Thanks Dr. Ana bell I am a student o f class 12th and i learn python with the help of you ❤ and youTube▶️

Can you put the videos on System thinking and Systems Dynamics on. That would be wonderful

this course is awesome thanks MIT

big thanks for the free courses from morocco

clear and friendly

Wowwww thats amazing ...i m preparing for jee exam.n now i loved thhisss after physics n maths

wow i never dreamed of going to MIT till i saw these. now from floating in the ISS i can learn python

How do we know that we need to averaging g and x/g? 14:00

wow,amazing lecture.

Thanks for this course. ;)

35:00 operations

6:56 to skip admin talk

I wanted to attend MIT when I took up science back in 2015. Later, I came to know its not an easy job, especially for someone from a third world country like me. But, tech finally made them come to me. I learnt quiet a few things from this channel. A lot of Chemistry, some physics. Now, I am here for more. Thanks for posting videos. (It would be more easy for us if you upload bite size video.)

Excellent! after years of trying I am finally 'getting it'. Thank You Ann. (Is there a small mix up with 'operator' and 'operand' at ca. 23 min?) Great Video! Great Course!

Fixed program computers: Theoretical: It can only do the programs that came on it, you can't update or change the programs/commands it can run Practical: Computers with limit of physical inputs, like a calculator having buttons. A Digital alarm clock is another example.

I loved the lecture❤

what a great lecture

Thank you for the information

Hello dear professor Your lessons are really interesting and crucial,i do appreciate your job,i wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity,all the best. Take care and have a good time. Your Student from Algeria.