Welcome

Our Mission

Teach basic lab skills for scientific computing to make researchers more productive.

What We Teach

Science!

• We actually know a lot about both learning and software development.
• Base what and how we teach on the best available evidence.
  • How Learning Works
  • Making Software

Hands On

• Slides
• Use sticky notes to show us how you're doing.
• And for feedback at breaks.

Seven Plus or Minus Two

• Short-term memory can only hold 7±2 items at once.
• Must structure programs and programming to fit this limit.

Mental Fatigue

• Brains get tired after 45-90 minutes of concentration.
• Must structure tasks so that they can be completed in this time or less.
• And move around in between to re-oxygenate.

Mental Fatigue

• Five 8-hour days per week maximizes total productivity
  (not just productivity per hour).
  • See Why Crunch Mode Doesn't Work for a summary.
• So the best way to finish your thesis is to get some rest.

To Learn More