This course is for everyone. In the new world we live in, coding is a universally valuable skill, whether you're a scientist, artist, or a humanist. Algorithms are everywhere, and we all have to understand how they work. The C language is particularly well suited as an introduction to coding: It's a tried-and-true language, and it allows you to understand computing processes at a deep level.
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Coding for Everyone: C and C++ SpecializationUniversity of California, Santa CruzAbout this Course
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Beginner Level
Approx. 15 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish
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University of California, Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz is an outstanding public research university with a deep commitment to undergraduate education. It’s a place that connects people and programs in unexpected ways while providing unparalleled opportunities for students to learn through hands-on experience.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Introduction
An overview of the course, a history of the C language, and a first set of programming activities.
3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 68 min)
9 videos
Overview4m
History of C2m
Compiling, debugging, and running a program, part 18m
Compiling, debugging, and running a program part 2 (File included ➕)12m
First Program7m
Example - Circle code7m
Example - Marathon8m
Simple input/output - fahrenheit6m
Simple input/output - miles9m
4 hours to complete
Lexical Elements and Data Types
Lexical elements and data types, programming activities of increasing sophistication, and an optional discussion of more advanced issues.
4 hours to complete
12 videos (Total 102 min)
12 videos
Comments4m
Keywords8m
Identifiers11m
Operators8m
Expressions and precedence (File included ➕)7m
Expression and evaluation9m
Declarations6m
Fundamental types and sizeof9m
The char type (File included ➕)8m
The int type10m
The integer and floating point types (Files included ➕)10m
2 practice exercises
int quiz
Expressions quiz
3 hours to complete
Flow of Control and Simple Functions
Flow of control and simple functions, even more sophisticated programming activities, and an optional discussion of more advanced issues.
3 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 62 min)
10 videos
The conditional statement if and if-else7m
The iterative statement while6m
while-cnt-char-explained6m
while-code - example5m
The for statement and its while analog8m
for statement code example6m
oddball operators-conditional and comma7m
ternary-operator code example3m
Break and continue and switch (File included ➕)4m
4 practice exercises
Logic operators quiz
While loop questions
Switch questions
Cond-comma-ops quiz
1 hour to complete
Advanced Functions, Recursion, Arrays, and Pointers
A continuation of functions, recursion, arrays, and pointers.
1 hour to complete
11 videos (Total 66 min)
11 videos
Function code example4m
Return statement4m
Function prototype4m
Function Prototype - code example5m
Function variables—with call-by-value explained7m
Function definitions and scope rules5m
Storage class code example7m
Simple recursion5m
Recursion- factorial code6m
Recursion Fibonacci code (File included ➕)9m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM C FOR EVERYONE: PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
by MAJun 21, 2020
I am really happy I did this course. The instructor is a really experienced teacher. This course gave a good start for learning the fundamentals and moving onto complex programming languages like C++.
by VDAug 19, 2020
Great course to gain a foundation in C programming! The video lectures, coding examples, and peer reviewing of assignments allows one to learn quick and in real time. Would definitely recommend it.
by CNApr 21, 2020
Great course to gain a foundation in C programming! The video lectures, coding examples, and peer reviewing of assignments allows one to learn quick and in real time. Would definitely recommend it.
by RBApr 19, 2020
It was really great experience studying in this course.The professor is great, but the part of the course is its well managed assignments and quizzes. Again Hats off to whole team. Thanks.
About the Coding for Everyone: C and C++ Specialization
This Specialization is intended for all programming enthusiasts, as well as beginners, computer and other scientists, and artificial intelligence enthusiasts seeking to develop their programming skills in the foundational languages of C and C++. Through the four courses — two in C, and two in C++ — you will cover the basics of programming in C and move on to the more advanced C++ semantics and syntax, which will prepare you to apply these skills to a number of higher-level problems using AI algorithms and Monte Carlo evaluation in complex games.
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