Splash Biography

SUSAN SHEN, UC Berkeley sophomore, Part-time unicorn

Major: Pre-Haas/Computer Science

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: 2018

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Full-time student intending to major in Business Administration/Computer Science - besides coursework, I dance and write and read for fun. I like long and interesting novels, corgi videos, and food. I've done a bit of tutoring in the past, but this will be my first time teaching since I came to Berkeley!

Past Classes

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M79: Cryptography and Codes in Splash Fall 15 (Oct. 10, 2015)

Ever read those fascinating mystery novels - the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boy series, the Agatha Christies, the Dan Browns - and wonder, "Wow...how can they crack the code so easily?" (Well, they don't do it so quickly - the process is accelerated because of creative license) If you're interested in learning about cryptography and its history, this is the class for you! We'll dive into the fascinating world of intrigue and types of cryptograms, and even use Python to implement our own code makers and breakers!