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\n\tWhat is Mathematica?
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\n\tWhy Mathematica?
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\n\tWhy do WE need Mathematica?
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\n\t\t\t\t0\n\t\t\t\t06-Aug\n\t\t\t\t11-Aug\n\t\t\t\tOrientation Week
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\n\t\t\t\t3\n\t\t\t\t27-Aug\n\t\t\t\t31-Aug\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tMathematica 3\n\t\t\t\tIdeas Discussion Session 1 (IDS1)\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t 
\n\t\t\t\t4\n\t\t\t\t03-Sep\n\t\t\t\t07-Sep\n\t\t\t\tSci Comm Workshop 2: How to write your research proposal (part 1)
\n\t\t\t\t(Radhika Jaidev)		\n\t\t\t\tMathematica 4\n\t\t\t\tIdeas Discussion Session 1 (IDS2)\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t 
\n\t\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t\t10-Sep\n\t\t\t\t14-Sep\n\t\t\t\tSci Comm Workshop 3: How to write your research proposal (part 2)
\n\t\t\t\t(Radhika Jaidev)		\n\t\t\t\tMathematica 5\n\t\t\t\tIdeas Discussion Session 1 (IDS3)\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t 
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\n\t\t\t\t7\n\t\t\t\t01-Oct\n\t\t\t\t05-Oct\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tMathematica 7\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t 
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\n\t\t\t\t9\n\t\t\t\t15-Oct\n\t\t\t\t19-Oct\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tMathematica 9\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t 
\n\t\t\t\t10\n\t\t\t\t22-Oct\n\t\t\t\t26-Oct\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tMathematica 10\n\t\t\t\tIF proposal Submission
\n\t\t\t\t(22-Oct Monday)		\n\t\t\t\tIF Proposal (10%)\n\t\t\t\t 
\n\t\t\t\t11\n\t\t\t\t29-Oct\n\t\t\t\t02-Nov\n\t\t\t\tLecture: Introduction to The Cell
\n\t\t\t\t(Leslie Gapter)		\n\t\t\t\tMathematica 11\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t 
\n\t\t\t\t12\n\t\t\t\t05-Nov\n\t\t\t\t09-Nov\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tMathematica 12\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t 
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