Programa Especializado - Introduction to Programming in C

Learn Essential Programming Fundamentals. Master programming skills to solve complex problems.

Sobre este Programa Especializado

This specialization develops strong programming fundamentals for learners who want to solve complex problems by writing computer programs. Through four courses, you will learn to develop algorithms in a systematic way and read and write the C code to implement them. This will prepare you to pursue a career in software development or other computational fields. Successful completion of this Specialization will be considered by admissions as a demonstration of your skill and enhance your master’s application to Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering.

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Proyectos

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Descripción general de los proyectos

Projects include writing a sorting algorithm and writing a program to use Monte Carlo simulation to calculate poker hand probabilities. The poker project is divided over three courses, so you can write the more challenging parts of the program as you gain more advanced skills.

Cursos

Beginner Specialization.: No prior experience required.

CURSO 1
Programming Fundamentals
Dedicación
4 weeks of study, 6–8 hours/week
Subtítulos
English
Acerca del 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 lan
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CURSO 2
Writing, Running, and Fixing Code in C
Dedicación
4 weeks of study, 6–8 hours/week
Subtítulos
English
Acerca del Curso
Building on the course Programming Fundamentals, this course will teach you how to write code by first planning what your program should do—an important approach for novice and professional programmers. You will learn how to compile and run your program, and
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CURSO 3
Pointers, Arrays, and Recursion
Dedicación
4 weeks of study, 6–8 hours/week
Subtítulos
English
Acerca del Curso
The third course in the specialization Introduction to Programming in C introduces the programming constructs pointers, arrays, and recursion. Pointers provide control and flexibility when programming in C by giving you a way to refer to the location of
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CURSO 4
Interacting with the System and Managing Memory
Dedicación
4 weeks of study, 6–8 hours/week
Subtítulos
English
Acerca del Curso
The final course in the specialization Introduction to Programming in C will teach you powerful new programming techniques for interacting with the user and the system and dynamically allocating memory. You will learn more sophisticated uses for pointers,
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Creadores

Duke University is consistently ranked as a top research institution, with graduate and professional schools among the leaders in their fields.
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.