Hey everyone! I'm Cooper from Wayne, Pennsylvania, which is right outside of Philadelphia. I am a '28 here at Dartmouth, and plan on studying Quantitative Social Science and Psychology. In my free time, I love getting food with friends, playing pickleball, watching sitcoms (personal favorite is Modern Family), and going on walks. I am super excited to be here and cannot wait to take you along my journey at Dartmouth!
I took this class with Professor Binkoski, and I absolutely loved it! We explored numerous theories regarding time travel and the existence of time, and it just completely blew my mind. Professor Binkoski is such an engaging lecturer and explains everything so thoroughly, which makes the class so incredible! After taking this class, I have become more interested in philosophy and cannot wait to take more classes in this department.
I took this class with Professor Horiuchi and learned more than I could have possibly imagined! This course is incredibly challenging and has a good amount of work, but I learned so much about the programing language R as well as how to wrangle and visualize data. By taking this class, I have confirmed that I want to major in QSS because of how interesting the material was. If you want to enhance your skills in R, this is the class to take!
In order to fulfill my language requirement, I took Spanish 9 with Professor Rieumont. This class was simply incredible. Not only was the content interesting and engaging, but my actual class itself (both the professor and fellow students) made this class so memorable. We learned so much about Spanish-speaking cultures all while having so much fun doing it, and I am so grateful that I took this class with such an amazing group!
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I was home for the summer! I was able to catch up with family and friends, work at a local ice-cream shop, and relax for a few months. It was amazing to be back in my hometown!!
I took this class with Professor Emily Finn, and I absolutely adored it! Because it is an introductory class, you learn about various topics within the neuroscience field, but mainly at the surface level. It was incredibly interesting, and it is a perfect introduction to the major overall!
I took this class with Professor Pulju (who I also took LING 1 with), and I was blown away. Not only is the content in this class just so incredibly interesting, but Professor Pulju teaches it in such a way that makes studying for any assignment actually enjoyable. If you like puzzles and deductive sciences, this class is perfect for you!
Welcome back to my classes in review series! For this week's course, I will be discussing COSC 1 (Introduction to Programming and Computation). This class serves as a prerequisite and/or major requirement for many disciplines including Computer Science, Quantitative Social Science, and even Cognitive Science! I took this class with Professor Kommineni and it fulfills the Technology or Applied Science distributive requirement. It is a great option if you're looking to strengthen your technical skills early on, and it counts as your lab credit without there being an official lab (referred to as a TLA distributive). The class is fairly popular, so I would definitely recommend planning ahead if you want to take it during a busy term.
In terms of the class structure, the class itself was quite large, with around 80 students enrolled. The course was primarily lecture-based, with all material delivered in a large auditorium setting. Beyond having class, we had a weekly recitation section (consisting of about 7-8 students and a TA) where we practiced coding and reinforced the concepts we learned in class, which was super helpful for applying the material more concretely.
The solar system that I made in Python!
As for assignments, the workload was definitely challenging but very manageable. We had many short assignments throughout the term, three labs (which were essentially longer, more involved assignments), and four exams spread across the quarter. While the pace of the class was fast, there were many TAs available to help with problem sets, labs, and exam prep, which made a huge difference. Despite the large class size, Professor Kommineniwas incredibly supportive and made a real effort to learn everyone's names, which made the class feel much more personal than you would expect. Overall, this course was demanding but well-supported, and a great choice if you're looking for a rigorous yet manageable TLA class.
Table tennis game I made in Python!
I hope you are enjoying this series, and I will talk to you soon!
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