Acerca de este 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 quién es esta clase: 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.

Creada por: Universidad Duke

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

Información básica	Curso 1 de 4 en Introduction to Programming in C Specialization
Nivel	Beginner
Compromiso	4 weeks of study, 6–8 hours/week
Idioma	English
Cómo aprobar	Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso.
Calificaciones del usuario	4.6 estrellas Calificación promedio del usuario 4.6Ve los que los estudiantes dijeron

Programa

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 videos, 8 readings, 2 practice quizzes

Vídeo: Why You Should Learn to Program
Leitura: Overview of the Seven Steps
Leitura: Algorithms
Vídeo: Stepping Through An Algorithm
Leitura: Step 1: Work an Example Yourself
Leitura: Step 2: Write Down What You Just Did
Leitura: Step 3: Generalize Your Steps
Leitura: Step 4: Test Your Algorithm
Vídeo: Testing an Algorithm for a Numerical Sequence
Teste para praticar: Steps 1–4
Leitura: 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
Teste para praticar: Algorithm Practice
Leitura: Next Steps

Calificado: 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 videos, 17 readings, 7 practice quizzes

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

Calificado: 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 videos, 18 readings, 5 practice quizzes

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

Calificado: 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 videos, 1 reading

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

Calificado: Writing a Sorting Algorithm

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Cómo funciona

Trabalho

Cada curso é como um livro didático interativo, com vídeos pré-gravados, testes e projetos.

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Certificados

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Creadores

Universidad Duke

Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.

Tarifa

	Comprar curso
Accede a los materiales del curso	Disponible
Accede a los materiales con calificación	Disponible
Recibe una calificación final	Disponible
Obtén un Certificado de curso para compartir	Disponible

Calificaciones y revisiones

Calificado 4.6 de 5 70 calificaciones

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.