该课程包括一套完整的课堂讲稿和笔记，且这些会在
课堂讲稿一节中列出。本课程会在麻省理工学院的独立活动月（IAP）面向学生开放—亦即是整个一月份的四个星期。
This course features a complete set of lecture notes and scribe notes for all sessions in the
lecture notes section. The course is offered during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) - a special 4-week term that runs the full month of January.
该课程将为那些没有编程背景的学生提供一个为期两周的入门指导。特别针对那些完全没有或编程经验极少的学生，适合想修读
6.001课程，但是因为缺少必要的背景知识而感到很吃力的学生。课程的主要目的是帮助学生获得编程经验：包括通过大量的实际练习来学习编程的基本原理。该课程需要大量编程，但也提供大量支持。
This course will serve as a two-week aggressively gentle introduction to programming for those students who lack background in the field. Specifically targeted at students with little or no programming experience, the course seeks to reach students who intend to take
6.001 and feel they would struggle because they lack the necessary background. The main focus of the subject will be acquiring programming experience: instruction in programming fundamentals coupled with lots of practice problems. Lots of programming required, but lots of support provided.
技术需求
Scheme software用来运行该课程网页上的.scm文件。阅读课程网页上的.tex文件的软件可以通过 Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) 和TeX Users Group Web site来获得。文件解压缩软件，比如Winzip® 或者 StuffIt®，用来打开该课程网页上的.zip 文件。Java® Virtual Machine software
（在绝大多数的主要网络浏览器中已自动安装）用来运行该课程网页上的.class文件。Java® plug-in software 用来运行该课程网页中的Java®文件。有许多开发工具用来编译和运行该课程网页上的.java文件。请参照课程资料以得到特定的指导或建议。
Scheme software is required to run the .scm files found on this course site. Software to view the .tex files on this course site can be accessed via the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) and the TeX Users Group Web site. File decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .zip files found on this course site. Java® Virtual Machine software (automatically installed in most major web browsers) is required to run the .class files found on this course site. Java® plug-in software is required to run the Java® files found on this course site. Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .java files found on this course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
