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This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of programming languages, with a strong emphasis on functional programming. The course uses the languages ML, Racket, and Ruby as vehicles for teaching the concepts, but the real intent is to teach enough about how any language “fits together” to make you more effective programming in any language -- and in learning new ones.
This course is neither particularly theoretical nor just about programming specifics -- it will give you a framework for understanding how to use language constructs effectively and how to design correct and elegant programs. By using different languages, you will learn to think more deeply than in terms of the particular syntax of one language. The emphasis on functional programming is essential for learning how to write robust, reusable, composable, and elegant programs. Indeed, many of the most important ideas in modern languages have their roots in functional programming. Get ready to learn a fresh and beautiful way to look at software and how to have fun building it.

The course assumes some prior experience with programming, as described in more detail in the first module.

The course is divided into three Coursera courses: Part A, Part B, and Part C.  As explained in more detail in the first module of Part A, the overall course is a substantial amount of challenging material, so the three-part format provides two intermediate milestones and opportunities for a pause before continuing.  The three parts are designed to be completed in order and set up to motivate you to continue through to the end of Part C.  The three parts are not quite equal in length: Part A is almost as substantial as Part B and Part C combined.

Week 1 of Part A has a more detailed list of topics for all three parts of the course, but it is expected that most course participants will not (yet!) know what all these topics mean.

Resultados profesionales del estudiante

25%

comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos

13%

consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso

Certificado para compartir

Obtén un certificado al finalizar

100 % en línea

Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.

Fechas límite flexibles

Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.

Nivel intermedio

Aprox. 30 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)

Habilidades que obtendrás

RecursionHigher-Order FunctionPattern MatchingFunctional Programming

Resultados profesionales del estudiante

25%

comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos

13%

consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso

Certificado para compartir

Obtén un certificado al finalizar

100 % en línea

Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.

Fechas límite flexibles

Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.

Nivel intermedio

Aprox. 30 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)

Instructor

Calificación del instructor

4.98/5 (100 calificaciones)

Dan Grossman
Instructor principal

Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

126,912 alumnos

3 cursos

Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso

Calificación del contenido97%(10,506 calificaciones)

Semana

1

Semana 1

2 horas para completar

Introduction and Course-Wide Information (Start Here)

Welcome! Start here! Learn about this course and how it's organized.

2 horas para completar

7 videos (Total 56 minutos), 5 lecturas

7 videos

Welcome! (And Some Course Mechanics)9m

Optional: Who I Am / Acknowledgments6m

What the Course is About / Initial Motivation8m

Recommended Background9m

Why Part A, Part B, Part C5m

Grading Policy9m

Optional: Very High-Level Outline7m

5 lecturas

Start here!5m

About the Course10m

Some More Perspective on Recommended Background7m

Why are there 3 courses (Part A, Part B, Part C)?5m

Grading Policy Details10m

2 horas para completar

Software Installation and Homework 0

This module contains two things: (1) The information for the [unusual] software you need to install for Programming Languages Part A. (2) An optional "fake" homework that you can turn in for auto-grading and peer assessment to get used to the mechanics of assignment turn-in that we will use throughout the course. You can do this module either before or after watching the first few "actual course content" videos in the next module, but you will want to get the software installed soon so you can learn by actively trying out variations on the code in the videos. You will need to install the software to do the homework.

2 horas para completar

4 videos (Total 9 minutos), 3 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

4 videos

Software Installation Introduction1m

Emacs installation2m

SML installation1m

SML Mode installation3m

3 lecturas

Part A Software Installation and Use: SML and Emacs1h

Why Emacs? (Optional)5m

Homework 0 Detailed Peer-Assessment Instructions

Semana

2

Semana 2

6 horas para completar

Section 1 and Homework 1

It's time to dive in! Start with a careful reading of the "Section 1 Welcome Message" and go from there.

6 horas para completar

17 videos (Total 150 minutos), 6 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

17 videos

ML Variable Bindings and Expressions14m

Rules for Expressions9m

The REPL and Errors12m

Shadowing6m

Functions Informally7m

Functions Formally8m

Pairs and Other Tuples9m

Introducing Lists10m

List Functions11m

Let Expressions7m

Nested Functions7m

Let and Efficiency10m

Options9m

Booleans and Comparison Operations7m

Benefits of No Mutation7m

Optional: Java Mutation4m

Pieces of a Language6m

6 lecturas

Section 1 Welcome Message7m

Section 1 Reading Notes

Code Files for All Section 1 Videos

Homework 1 Detailed Guidelines for Peer Assessment

Hints and Gotchas for Homework 15m

Extra Practice Problems

Semana

3

Semana 3

7 horas para completar

Section 2 and Homework 2

This section is a particularly rewarding one where a lot of ideas come together to reveal a surprisingly elegant underlying structure in ML. As usual, start with the welcome reading, dive into the material, and leave plenty of time to approach the programming assignment methodically.

7 horas para completar

22 videos (Total 178 minutos), 6 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

22 videos

Building Compound Types5m

Records8m

Tuples as Syntactic Sugar6m

Datatype Bindings8m

Case Expressions10m

Useful Datatypes11m

Pattern Matching So Far4m

Another Expression Example8m

Type Synonyms6m

Lists and Options are Datatypes9m

Polymorphic Datatypes8m

Each of Pattern Matching / Truth About Functions14m

A Little Type Inference6m

Polymorphic and Equality Types8m

Nested Patterns10m

More Nested Patterns10m

Nested Patterns Precisely6m

Optional: Function Patterns3m

Exceptions7m

Tail Recursion9m

Accumulators for Tail Recursion7m

Perspective on Tail Recursion5m

6 lecturas

Section 2 Welcome Message5m

Section 2 Reading Notes

Code Files for All Section 2 Videos

Homework 2 Detailed Guidelines for Peer Assessment

Hints and Gotchas for Homework 27m

Extra Practice Problems

Semana

4

Semana 4

8 horas para completar

Section 3 and Homework 3 -- and Course Motivation

This section is all about higher-order functions -- the feature that gives functional programming much of its expressiveness and elegance -- and its name! As usual, the first reading below introduces you to the section, but it will make more sense once you dive in to the lectures.

Also be sure not to miss the material on course motivation that we have put in a "lesson" between the other videos for this week and the homework assignment. The material is "optional" in the sense that it is not needed for the homeworks or next week's exam, but it is still very highly encouraged to better understand why the course (including Parts B and C) covers what it does and, hopefully, will change the way you look at software forever.

8 horas para completar

28 videos (Total 247 minutos), 6 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

28 videos

Introduction to First-Class Functions7m

Functions as Arguments8m

Polymorphic Types and Functions as Arguments7m

Anonymous Functions9m

Unnecessary Function Wrapping5m

Map and Filter8m

Generalizing Prior Topics9m

Lexical Scope7m

Lexical Scope and Higher-Order Functions7m

Why Lexical Scope11m

Closures and Recomputation6m

Fold and More Closures11m

Closure Idiom: Combining Functions9m

Closure Idiom: Currying10m

Partial Application9m

Currying Wrapup6m

Mutable References8m

Closure Idiom: Callbacks8m

Standard-Library Documentation7m

Optional: Abstract Data Types With Closures11m

Optional: Closure Idioms Without Closures4m

Optional: Java Without Closures12m

Optional: C Without Closures10m

Course-Motivation Introduction5m

Why Study General PL Concepts?10m

Are All PLs the Same?6m

Why Functional Languages?11m

Why ML, Racket, and Ruby?12m

6 lecturas

Section 3 Welcome Message5m

Section 3 Reading Notes

Code Files for All Section 3 Videos

Homework 3 Detailed Guidelines for Peer Assessment

Hints and Gotchas for Section 310m

Extra Practice Problems

Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Cuándo podré acceder a las lecciones y tareas?
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es posible que el curso no ofrezca la opción de participar como oyente. En cambio, puedes intentar con una Prueba gratis o postularte para recibir ayuda económica.
Es posible que el curso ofrezca la opción 'Curso completo, sin certificado'. Esta opción te permite ver todos los materiales del curso, enviar las evaluaciones requeridas y obtener una calificación final. También significa que no podrás comprar una experiencia de Certificado.
¿Qué recibiré si compro el Certificado?
Cuando compras un Certificado, obtienes acceso a todos los materiales del curso, incluidas las tareas calificadas. Una vez que completes el curso, se añadirá tu Certificado electrónico a la página Logros. Desde allí, puedes imprimir tu Certificado o añadirlo a tu perfil de LinkedIn. Si solo quieres leer y visualizar el contenido del curso, puedes participar del curso como oyente sin costo.
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Sí, Coursera ofrece ayuda económica a los estudiantes que no pueden pagar la tarifa. Solicítala haciendo clic en el vínculo de Ayuda económica que está debajo del botón 'Inscribirse' a la izquierda. Se te pedirá que completes una solicitud y recibirás una notificación cuando se apruebe. Obtén más información.
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Programming Languages, Part A