Computers are dumb! You need to:

• Tell it exactly and everything it needs to do
• Everything needs to be perfect:
  • Parentheses need to match
  • There is no spell check!
  • You need to create everything from scratch
  • Names of objects need to typed exactly

• We are introducing some of the basics and concepts of programming in R.
• A nice side benefit is many of the concepts translate to almost all programming languages: python, javascript, etc.
• Non-linear learning
  • Do not expect a complete understanding today. So don't freak!
  • You will be revisiting this lesson and iterating.
  • The best way is to learn is to learn by doing, which we'll slowly be doing as the semester progresses.

• No problem set yet, so no opportunity for group work, so tomorrow is optional.
• However
  • You can continue tomorrow's exercises
  • I will be there to help people get accustomed to the workflow this class will follow
• If you are feeling overwhelmed, please seek help from your peers or me sooner than later.

Horror vacui: Nature abhors a vacuum.

• If we are going to remove this:
  
• We need to fill the void with a little of this: