Sense & Scale

A site to explore cultures, cities, and computing at varying senses and scales. Updated by Ar Ducao, with content from classes at NYU, MIT, CUNY and more.

Contact: see syllabi

Category: NYU

  • Agenda Assignment For all weekly assignments, you can use AI, but you must verify any information you find. Don’t be surprised if I ask about your sources.

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  • Contents OVERVIEW Prerequisites top LEARNING GOALS Graded deliverables top top COURSE Materials Required Materials Additional Materials top SCHEDULE The general schedule is in this spreadsheet (NYU login required).We’ll follow this general structure on days when we don’t have field trips: top GRADING Midterm Final Additional Grading Notes top ATTENDANCE Policies…

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  • Contents Overview What does diversity mean in the context of the United States? How does diversity, equity, inclusion, representation and belonging impact the way that technology is designed, developed and scaled in the United States? As generative artificial intelligence has grown into a ubiquitous technology, how might it impact —…

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  • Summer 2024Prof. Ar Ducao, arlduc [at] nyu.eduTuesdays, 12:15-3:15 PMWallkill State Correctional Facility  Overview ?️ ? This course will prepare students to write basic software and web pages, and it will introduce a full foundation of computer science and design coding concepts that can be applied to many kinds of technical…

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  • Computer Science Students worked with the following in previous semesters of PEP Comp Sci: 3D Animation Recommended free software: Blender, which does not require web connectivity to use. Blender is very popular with young animators today. Some (all?) PEP lab computers already have Microsoft 3D Viewer, but this software can…

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  • This list will be updated regularly. Categories are loose groupings; some works fit in multiple categories. Please consult the syllabus for further resources. Contents Diversity Overviews [top] First & Second Industrial Revolutions [top] Bodily Autonomy [top] Third & Fourth Industrial Revolutions [top] Race [top] Language, Search, Algorithms [top] Gender &…

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  • Announcements Tech check Seating check Giveaways Current upcoming class activity dates: 10/21: Remote class with “Human Subjects” training  10/26 or 10/28: Gowanus (infrastructure), weather allowing 11/02: Visit to Bobst 11/9 or 11/11: Borough Hall (politics), weather allowing 11/16: Remote Environmental and Racial Justice conference 11/23: Visit to Dibner 12/02: Remote…

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