Informações sobre o curso: Programming is an increasingly important skill, whether you aspire to a career in software development, or in other fields. This course is the first in the specialization Introduction to Programming in C, but its lessons extend to any language you might want to learn. This is because programming is fundamentally about figuring out how to solve a class of problems and writing the algorithm, a clear set of steps to solve any problem in its class. This course will introduce you to a powerful problem-solving process—the Seven Steps—which you can use to solve any programming problem. In this course, you will learn how to develop an algorithm, then progress to reading code and understanding how programming concepts relate to algorithms.

Para quem é direcionado este curso: This course is for learners who have an interest in learning how to program, for people with no programming experience or for people with some experience who would like to gain solid fundamentals and a deeper understanding of how to program effectively.

Desenvolvido por: Universidade Duke

Ministrado por: Andrew D. Hilton, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ministrado por: Genevieve M. Lipp, Adjunct Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Ministrado por: Anne Bracy, Senior Lecturer
Computer Science, Cornell University

Informações básicas	Curso 1 de 4 no Introduction to Programming in C Specialization
Nível	Beginner
Compromisso	4 weeks of study, 6–8 hours/week
Idioma	English
Como ser aprovado	Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso.
Classificação do usuário	4.6 estrelas Classificação média do usuário 4.6Veja o que os aprendizes disseram

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SEMANA 1

Introduction

This module introduces a powerful process for solving any programming problem—the Seven Steps. You will learn how to approach a programming problem methodically, so you can formulate an algorithm that is specific and correct. You will work through examples with sequences of numbers and graphical patterns to develop the skill of algorithm development.

8 vídeos, 8 leituras, 2 questionários de prática

Vídeo: Why You Should Learn to Program
Reading: Overview of the Seven Steps
Reading: Algorithms
Vídeo: Stepping Through An Algorithm
Reading: Step 1: Work an Example Yourself
Reading: Step 2: Write Down What You Just Did
Reading: Step 3: Generalize Your Steps
Reading: Step 4: Test Your Algorithm
Vídeo: Testing an Algorithm for a Numerical Sequence
Practice Quiz: Steps 1–4
Reading: A Pattern of Squares
Vídeo: A Pattern of Squares
Vídeo: Testing a Pattern of Squares
Vídeo: Drawing a Rectangle
Vídeo: Closest Point
Vídeo: Generalizing Closest Point
Practice Quiz: Algorithm Practice
Reading: Next Steps

Nota atribuída: Algorithms

SEMANA 2

Reading Code

In this module, you will learn to read code—this means you will be able to execute a piece of code by hand, and clearly illustrate what each statement does and what the state of the program is. Understanding how to read code is the only way to be sure you can write correct code. By the end of this module, you will be able to read and understand code with functions, conditional statements, iteration, and other fundamental techniques.

12 vídeos, 17 leituras, 7 questionários de prática

Vídeo: Why You Should Learn to Read Code
Reading: Declaring a Variable
Reading: Assigning a Variable
Vídeo: Declaring and Assigning a Variable
Reading: Expressions with Common Operators
Vídeo: Examples of Expressions
Practice Quiz: Variables and Expressions
Vídeo: Using Functions for Abstraction
Reading: Anatomy of a Function
Reading: How to Evaluate a Function
Vídeo: Execution of Function Calls
Reading: Scope
Practice Quiz: Functions
Reading: Printing
Vídeo: Printing Example
Practice Quiz: Printing
Reading: Conditional Statements
Practice Quiz: Logical Operators
Reading: If/Else
Vídeo: Execution of If/Else
Reading: Switch/Case
Vídeo: Execution of Switch/Case
Reading: Shorthand
Practice Quiz: Conditional Statements
Reading: Loops for Repetition
Reading: While Loops
Vídeo: While Loops
Practice Quiz: While Loops
Reading: Do/While Loops
Reading: For Loops
Vídeo: Equivalent For and While Loops
Vídeo: Execution of Nested Loops
Reading: Continue and Break
Vídeo: Execution of Continue
Practice Quiz: Loops
Reading: Higher-level Meaning

Nota atribuída: Reading Code

SEMANA 3

Types

Everything is a number to a computer, but types determine the size and interpretation of numbers. In this module you will learn about types beyond integers, both their conceptual representations, and their hardware representations in binary. You will learn basic data types, "non-number" types, and complex, custom types, as well as some important caveats, so you will avoid type-related programming mistakes.

7 vídeos, 18 leituras, 5 questionários de prática

Vídeo: Introduction to Types
Reading: Converting between Decimal and Binary
Reading: Looking under the Hood
Practice Quiz: Decimal, Hex, and Binary
Reading: Basic Data Types
Reading: char
Reading: int
Reading: float and double
Reading: Printing redux
Vídeo: Types and Formatted Output
Practice Quiz: Basic Data Types
Reading: Expressions Have Types
Reading: Type Conversion
Reading: Casting
Vídeo: Type Conversion
Reading: Overflow and Underflow
Practice Quiz: Expressions Have Types
Reading: "Non-numbers"
Reading: Strings
Reading: Images
Reading: Sound and Video
Vídeo: Everything Is a Number
Practice Quiz: "Non-numbers"
Reading: Structs
Vídeo: Struct for a Rectangle
Reading: Typedef
Vídeo: Uses of Typedef
Reading: Enumerated Types
Vídeo: Enumerated Types
Practice Quiz: Complex, Custom Data Types

Nota atribuída: Types

SEMANA 4

Project

You have learned a lot about designing algorithms and the programming concepts that will help you implement them. For this project, you will develop and test your own algorithm for sorting data. This module will reinforce the importance of being specific when you write an algorithm and provide an opportunity for you to do so yourself, for a very common computational task: sorting.

2 vídeos, 1 leitura

Vídeo: Importance of Writing a Specific Algorithm
Reading: Sample PB&J Algorithm with Feedback
Vídeo: Introduction to Sorting

Nota atribuída: Writing a Sorting Algorithm

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Classificações e avaliações

Avaliado em 4.6 de 5 decorrente de 69 avaliações

This is a interesting course. I learn a lot about algorithms and how to apply them to real problems that I had with my projects. I recommend this if you want to create better programs and general this help for common situations.

Very nice course for every beginner. After the course you will understand very well the fundamentals of programming and could continue to further expand your knowledge in this field.