This two-part course introduces the basic mathematical and programming principles that underlie much of Computer Science. Understanding these principles is crucial to the process of creating efficient and well-structured solutions for computational problems. To get hands-on experience working with these concepts, we will use the Python programming language. The main focus of the class will be weekly mini-projects that build upon the mathematical and programming principles that are taught in the class. To keep the class fun and engaging, many of the projects will involve working with strategy-based games.
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Fundamentals of Computing
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Fechas límite flexibles
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Aprox. 16 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Árabe (Arabic), Francés (French), Portugués (europeo), Chino (simplificado), Italiano, Vietnamita, Coreano, Alemán (German), Ruso (Russian), Turco (Turkish), Inglés (English), Español (Spanish), Rumano
Habilidades que obtendrás
RecursionAlgorithmsPython ProgrammingTree (Data Structure)
Resultados profesionales del estudiante
80%
comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos
60%
consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
50%
consiguió un aumento de sueldo o ascenso
Certificado para compartir
Obtén un certificado al finalizar
100 % en línea
Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.
Curso 4 de 7 en
Fechas límite flexibles
Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.
Aprox. 16 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Árabe (Arabic), Francés (French), Portugués (europeo), Chino (simplificado), Italiano, Vietnamita, Coreano, Alemán (German), Ruso (Russian), Turco (Turkish), Inglés (English), Español (Spanish), Rumano
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Universidad Rice
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
5 horas para completar
Searching and Data Structures
This week, we will explain the importance of searching. We will also explore various data structures and learn about inheritance.
5 horas para completar
11 videos (Total 104 minutos), 6 lecturas, 3 cuestionarios
11 videos
Introduction 3m
The Importance of Searching 2m
Generators7m
Stacks and Queues 9m
Inheritance 13m
Grid Class12m
Grid search9m
Mini-project Video9m
CodeSkulptor (optional video from our previous class)11m
Saving in CodeSkulptor (optional video from our previous class)9m
Beyond CodeSkulptor (optional video from our previous class)15m
6 lecturas
Mini-project Description10m
Math Notes on Growth Rates of Functions10m
Math Notes on Grid Representations10m
Math Notes on Breadth-First Search10m
Practice Activity - Sorting strings10m
Practice Activity - Working with Distance Fields10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Homework 130m
4 horas para completar
Recursion
This week, we will explain the importance of recursion.
4 horas para completar
7 videos (Total 79 minutos), 5 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios
7 videos
Recursion 14m
Binary Search 14m
Visualizing Recursion 11m
Recurrences12m
Reading Files 8m
Mini-project Video13m
5 lecturas
Mini-project Description10m
Math Notes on Recurrence Relations10m
Practice Activity - Recursion10m
Practice Activity - Binary representations for numbers10m
Practice Activity - Visualizing recurrences10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Homework 230m
3 horas para completar
Trees
This week, we will explain the importance of trees. We will also explore how to set up game trees so that we can efficiently search them.
3 horas para completar
6 videos (Total 51 minutos), 6 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios
6 videos
Lambda 6m
Trees12m
Illustration of Trees 7m
Minimax10m
Mini-project Video11m
6 lecturas
Mini-project Description10m
TTTBoard Class10m
Math Notes on Trees10m
Math Notes on Minimax10m
Practice Activity - Nim (Tree search)10m
Practice Activity - Drawing trees10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Homework 330m
3 horas para completar
Modeling, Assertions, and Invariants
This week, we will explain the importance of modeling. We will also explore how to use assertions and invariants to ensure that our models are always consistent and correct.
3 horas para completar
7 videos (Total 71 minutos), 4 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios
7 videos
Assertions 7m
Invariants13m
Modeling 11m
Software Development 14m
Mini-project Video11m
What is Algorithmic Thinking? 9m
4 lecturas
The Basics of the Fifteen Puzzle10m
Mini-project Description10m
Math Notes on Invariants10m
Practice Activity - Solitaire Tantrix10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Homework 430m
Reseñas
Principales reseñas sobre PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTING (PART 2)
por KG21 de dic. de 2018
Overall a great course, with a few glitches: 1. The tests for the homework are not working properly. 2. The amount of homework is a bit overwhelming for an introductory course.
por IB11 de jun. de 2017
Phew, this course was much harder than the preceding courses. Some assignments took many hours of work over several days. But it's doable, and well worth it.
por RH24 de feb. de 2019
Great course, I hope for more of this kind of courses. Invaluable skills gained from this course. High praise to all the professors. Thank You Very Much.
por RL29 de jun. de 2020
Interesting, but challenging course. Some weeks might take longer than a week, but don't give up. If you pull through, you have accomplished quite a lot.
Acerca de Programa especializado: Fundamentals of Computing
This Specialization covers much of the material that first-year Computer Science students take at Rice University. Students learn sophisticated programming skills in Python from the ground up and apply these skills in building more than 20 fun projects. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone exam that allows the students to demonstrate the range of knowledge that they have acquired in the Specialization.
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