24 Hours Harvard CS50 By David Malan

Posted on Tuesday, 12 December 2023 23:13:57 PM Edited on Sunday, 5 January 2025 07:33:59 AM In Personal Development , Notebooks , Online Courses , CS50
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Join me on a 24-hour deep dive into Harvard's CS50 course, taught by the charismatic David Malan. This post captures the intense and enlightening experience of completing this renowned introductory computer science course in just one day. Discover key takeaways, challenging concepts, and valuable resources that can help anyone looking to start or enhance their journey in computer science.

References - YouTube: Harvard CS50 (2023) – Full Computer Science University Course

Lecture 1 - Scratch

What is Computer Science?

Computational thinking

Problem solving?

Taking attendance - unary - which is ur finger, toes, etc.

Computer uses binary digit a.k.a bit Human uses decimal digit

Binary (0,1)

Light bulb example

Metaphorically as light bulb, computer has millions of transistors

8 bits = 1 byte (e.g. file size)

TODO!

Harvard Professor Explains Algorithms in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
https://www.youtube.com/cs50/videos