Getting Started with R

This course is the first part of a larger 3-part course designed for novices.

Material covered in Part 1 focuses on the basics of R Programming including getting started with R and RStudio, creating and manipulating R objects, and understanding and manipulating vectors and other data structures.

Lessons

1. March 10, 2026 - Introduction to R and RStudio
2. March 12, 2026 - Basics of R Programming: R Objects and Data Types
3. March 17, 2026 - Basics of R Programming: Vectors
4. March 19, 2026 - Introduction to R Data Structures: Data Import
5. March 24, 2026 - R Data Structures: Data Frames

Required Course Materials

This course will use R on Biowulf. To use R on Biowulf, you must have an NIH HPC account. However, if you do not have Biowulf, this course can be taken using a local R installation.