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      Rice University

      Fundamentals of Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Computer Programming, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science

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      Hebrew University of Jerusalem

      Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course)

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Architecture, Computer Hardware, Computer Engineering, Computational Logic, Computer Programming, System Design and Implementation, Software Design, Debugging, Computer Programming Tools, Verification And Validation, Data Storage

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      Johns Hopkins University

      A Crash Course in Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Design, Performance Metric, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Inference

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      JavaScript Programming with React, Node & MongoDB

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, React Redux, Restful API, React.js, Back-End Web Development, Ajax, MongoDB, NoSQL, Server Side, Full-Stack Web Development, Javascript, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Data Structures, Debugging, Authentications, Cloud Applications, Scalability, JSON, Application Deployment

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Software Installation, Development Environment

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Deep Learning Applications for Computer Vision

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Supervised Learning

      Build toward a degree

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      Peking University

      计算机组成 Computer Organization

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Architecture, Microarchitecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Hardware, Systems Architecture, Peripheral Devices, Dataflow, Data Storage, Data Storage Technologies, Computational Logic

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      Heriot-Watt University

      MSc Computer Science

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      LearnQuest

      Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic

      Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Database Management, System Software, Databases, Relational Databases, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Computer Hardware, SQL, Computer Science, Development Environment, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Program Development, Computer Programming, Data Modeling, Microsoft Development Tools

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Advanced Mathematics, Design Strategies, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Data Analysis, Analysis

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Duke University

      Rust Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Containerization, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Docker (Software), Jenkins, DevOps, Large Language Modeling, Restful API, Serverless Computing, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, Development Testing, Software Testing, Maintainability, Command-Line Interface, Prometheus (Software), Natural Language Processing, Computer Programming, Cloud Computing

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      237 reviews

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      MathWorks

      Deep Learning for Computer Vision

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Anomaly Detection, Image Analysis, Matlab, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Unsupervised Learning, Application Deployment, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning Methods, Data Synthesis, Performance Tuning, Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Validation, Medical Imaging

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular computer science: programming with a purpose courses

    • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
    • Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course): Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    • A Crash Course in Data Science: Johns Hopkins University
    • JavaScript Programming with React, Node & MongoDB: IBM
    • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python): University of Michigan
    • Deep Learning Applications for Computer Vision: University of Colorado Boulder
    • 计算机组成 Computer Organization: Peking University
    • MSc Computer Science: Heriot-Watt University
    • Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic: LearnQuest
    • Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithms: University of Colorado Boulder

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