When: Mondays at 6pm

Where: Peterson Room 120 or Zoom

Led by: Ishan Dhanani

Introduction

Our Blockchain 101 sessions are designed for all levels and no prior experience is necessary! The course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of blockchain technology. It includes

• Easy to understand lectures aimed toward students of all majors
• Hands-on application based workshops
• Engaging discussion-based topics to gain a deeper understanding of the technology and its applications
• Speaker sessions from various companies

Attendance is taken but there are no penalties! At the end of the semester, students with the most attendance will be entered into a raffle to win prizes. We also look at attendance when it comes to officer elections.

Topics Covered

1. Introduction to Blockchain and Decentralization
   1. Slide Deck
   2. Creating a Metamask wallet
2. Bitcoin and Proof-of-Work
   1. Slide Deck
   2. Additional sources
3. Ethereum and Smart Contracts
   1. Slide Deck
   2. Additional sources
4. Other Blockchains and Layer 2’s
   1. Slide Deck
   2. Additional sources
5. Non-Fungible Tokens
   1. Slide Deck
   2. Additional sources
6. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
   1. Slide Deck
   2. Additional sources
7. Introduction to Solidity (ETH programming language)
   1. Slide Deck
   2. Additional sources
   3. LearnETH