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https://slides.com/djjr/thinking-slowly-preamble

EN.501.152.01.FA25

Ryan: FYS Computational Reasoning Fall 2025

Agenda

• Who am I?
• Why are we here?
• Who are you?
• What will we do?
• Teachable Machine

Computational Reasoning 2025

Instructor

Teaching Professor in Computer Science

Dan Ryan

Why are we here?

MY HOPE: Thinking about computer science's greatest critical thinking hits in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

Why are we here?

Who are you?

Trios. Hidden. Joy. +20.

What will we do?

What will you do?

Requirements/Grading

1) Preclass work

2) Participation (=be prepared and play along)

3) Lead creation of one chapter of a graphic novel; partner with a classmate on the creation of a second chapter.

What will you do?

1) Preclass work

What will you do?

WHAT?

Teachable Machine

Google has a cool online tool called Teachable Machine that let's you train a computer vision model in your browser.

Go to the Teachable Machine site and train a model to distinguish between rock, scissors and paper.

CT 2025

https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/