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How does electrical current become thought? How do 0s and 1s create worlds?
Behind every screen, there are electrons flowing, transistors opening and closing, signals becoming logic, then code, then programs.
This training is a journey. From the atom to the algorithm. From physics to abstract thought. We dismantle the invisible, understand what we use every day without ever thinking about it. And we emerge with a completely new vision of what a computer really is.
From electricity to logic
Everything starts with electrons. Tiny particles moving through a wire. We go down to the atomic level, without jargon, with simple images. Then we discover the transistor, that microscopic switch that changed everything. And logic gates: AND, OR, NOT. The elementary building blocks of all computing. Where electricity becomes thought.
The language of machines
0 and 1. That's all a computer understands. Two states. On or off. True or false. We discover binary, this minimal language that can still express everything. Text, images, music, videos. Everything reduces to series of 0s and 1s. Disconcerting simplicity. Infinite power.
The algorithm, the problem recipe
An algorithm is a sequence of steps to solve a problem. Sorting a list, calculating an average, finding the shortest path. We learn to think like a machine. To decompose, order, optimize. The foundations of programming, before even writing a line of code.
From human language to code
Why doesn't the computer understand French? We discover variables, loops, conditions. The tools that translate our ideas into machine-understandable instructions. We write a first script, run it, see the result. The magical moment when logic becomes action.
Everything is just signals
Bits, bytes, encoding. ASCII, UTF-8. Barbaric words that become clear. Every letter, every digit, every emoji: a combination of 0s and 1s. Electrical signals interpreted by circuits. We complete the loop. From electron to information. From physical to abstract. The hidden beauty of digital science.
Where?
Geneva and Lausanne (multiple locations)
When?
Wednesday afternoons or Saturday mornings (depending on location)
Duration?
One trimester, 12 hours (4 × 3 hours)
Price?
CHF 420.- (35.- / session)
For whom?
Students, university students
Available spots?
Yes, on request
Prerequisites?
- Proficiency in English or French.
- No academic prerequisites.
- A personal computer with administrator access.
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