Stephen Freund

Stephen N. Freund

Department Chair
A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Computer Science

47 Lab Campus Drive
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267

Office: TPL 302. Phone: 413-597-4260
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Classes

CSCI 334: Principles of Programming Languages, Spring 2023

A programming language is a programmer’s principle interface with the computer. As such, the choice of an appropriate language can make a large difference in a programmer’s productivity. A major goal of this course is to present a comprehensive introduction to the principal features and overall design of both traditional and modern programming languages. You will examine language features both in isolation and in the context of more complete language descriptions.


CSCI 104: Data Science and Computing for All, Fall 2023

Many of the world’s greatest discoveries and most consequential decisions are enabled or informed by the analysis of data from a myriad of sources. Indeed, the ability to wrangle, visualize, and draw conclusions from data is now a critical tool in the sciences, business, medicine, politics, other academic disciplines, and society as a whole. This course lays the foundations for quantifying relationships in data by exploring complementary computational, statistical, and visualization concepts. These concepts will be reinforced by lab experiences designed to teach programming and statistics skills while analyzing real-world data sets. This course will also examine the broader context and social issues surrounding data analysis, including privacy and ethics.

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