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Everything, from chemistry simulations to modern AI transformers, is heavily dependent on hardware accelerators and highly optimized linear algebra functions. In this course we give a high-level overview and beginner-friendly introduction to modern high performance computing architecture and algorithms.

What is the scientific method, and why should we care about it? Since the advent of modern science in the 18th century, humanity has enjoyed unprecedented growth in prosperity, economic productivity, and comfort, yet skepticism towards science continues to proliferate to this day. What do scientists mean when they say the word "theory"? How do the simplistic experiments that we perform in high school connect to the cutting-edge research that happens in labs across the world? In this course, we explain and use the scientific method to myth bust everything from astrology to drinking water to the shape of the earth. Students will gain a new perspective on (and appreciation for) science in general and will be better prepared to tackle the world's most pressing questions.