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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphic Techniques, Game Design, Animation and Game Design

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      PyMongo - Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Databases, Data Pipelines, Performance Tuning, Data Transformation, Python Programming, Data Structures, Data Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Compose and Program Music in Python using Earsketch

      Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Computer Programming, Program Development, Programming Principles, Python Programming

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IBM

      IBM Front-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, User Centered Design, Cloud-Native Computing, React Redux, Responsive Web Design, NoSQL, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Webpack, Application Development, MongoDB, React.js, Agile Methodology, Software Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Engineering Software

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7.2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      SAE Institute México

      Simulación de ropa 3D con Maya

      Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk, 3D Modeling, Animations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Simulations

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Logo Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Design Strategies

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      CompTIA A+ Certification Core 1 (220-1101)

      Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Display Devices, Networking Hardware, Virtual Machines, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Cloud Computing, Firewall, Mobile Security, USB, Computer Networking, Network Routers, Network Infrastructure, Network Switches, Cloud Security, Network Protocols, System Configuration, Data Storage, System Support

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      The Chinese University of Hong Kong

      离散优化算法篇 Solving Algorithms for Discrete Optimization

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Algorithms, Mathematical Modeling, Computational Logic, Performance Tuning, Programming Principles, Theoretical Computer Science

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      High-Performance and Parallel Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Bash (Scripting Language), Distributed Computing, Scalability, Performance Testing, Computer Systems, Computer Science, Big Data, Operating Systems, Performance Tuning, File Systems, Cloud Development, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, C and C++, Linux, Programming Principles

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      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Embedded Systems with Arduino

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Serial Peripheral Interface, USB, Program Development, Data Storage, Prototyping, Display Devices, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Using Databases with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Database Design, SQL, Databases, Web Scraping, Data Modeling, Database Systems, Database Management, Data Visualization Software, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Processing, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Programming Generative AI: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Manipulation, Computer Programming Tools

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular theoretical computer science courses

    • Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners: EDUCBA
    • PyMongo - Advanced : EDUCBA
    • Compose and Program Music in Python using Earsketch: Coursera Project Network
    • IBM Front-End Developer: IBM
    • Simulación de ropa 3D con Maya: SAE Institute México
    • Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool: Skillshare
    • CompTIA A+ Certification Core 1 (220-1101): Packt
    • 离散优化算法篇 Solving Algorithms for Discrete Optimization: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Advanced Embedded Systems with Arduino: Packt

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