And because the goal of 6.01 was different from 6.001, which was the biggest thing in the change. A graduate of 6.001 was supposed to be on path to understand c

And because the goal of 6.01 was different from 6.001, which was the biggest thing in the change. A graduate of 6.001 was supposed to be on path to understand computation et al - a graduate of 6.01 is given enough skills to apply a bit of programming necessary for his next courses but isn't expected to actually grok programming, just string enough libraries together.