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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose by Princeton University

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About the Course

The basis for education in the last millennium was “reading, writing, and arithmetic;” now it is reading, writing, and computing. Learning to program is an essential part of the education of every student, not just in the sciences and engineering, but in the arts, social sciences, and humanities, as well. Beyond direct applications, it is the first step in understanding the nature of computer science’s undeniable impact on the modern world. This course covers the first half of our book Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach (the second half is covered in our Coursera course Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines). Our intent is to teach programming to those who need or want to learn it, in a scientific context. We begin by introducing basic programming elements such as variables, conditionals, loops, arrays, and I/O. Next, we turn to functions, introducing key concepts such as recursion, modular programming, and code reuse. Then, we present a modern introduction to object-oriented programming. We use the Java programming language and teach basic skills for computational problem solving that are applicable in many modern computing environments. Proficiency in Java is a goal, but we focus on fundamental concepts in programming, not Java per se. All the features of this course are available for free. People who are interested in digging deeper into the content may wish to obtain the textbook Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach (upon which the course is based) or to visit the website introcs.cs.princeton.edu for a wealth of additional material. This course does not offer a certificate upon completion....

Top reviews

HT

Nov 25, 2021

This is my first course in Coursera. If you are beginner, you should watch videos, read the booksite and the book that covering this course. It simply needs a lot of hard work !

MA

Dec 16, 2024

The 5th star is absent only because the course relies on custom libraries. Not that I'm against that (who am I to say Robert Sedgwick is wrong, right?), but it would have been good, no?

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By Jon H

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Aug 6, 2020

This was a really great course. I learned a lot. The lectures were excellent.

By SHABBIR S

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Jan 26, 2023

I will strongly recommend this course for anyone who wants to learn JAVA.

By Yi S

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Sep 6, 2019

fun homework assignments that keep me motivated to write efficient code

By KSHITIJ P

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Nov 29, 2022

provide usefull content . Good for industrial work , and easy to learn

By Philippe G

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Jan 16, 2020

Very effective course with automated and immediate students graduation

By Marko M

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Jul 26, 2023

Excellent course, introductive yet challengeable. Topla preporuka :)

By Omran h K

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May 9, 2023

this course is very important to known more about computer science

By Kaishuo L

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Dec 1, 2022

nice experience even though I have learned C programming language

By Maksym G

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Jul 21, 2020

Knowledge and confidence you get are well worth time and effort.

By J F

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Oct 15, 2024

A bit challenging, but made me realize I need to work harder.

By Canshu L

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Aug 7, 2021

Fine. But at the end, the programming assignment is simple...

By ZS

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Mar 24, 2023

Great teacher and wonderful course content. I learned a lot!

By 石志远

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Oct 27, 2022

the course is very useful for beginners. highly recommended

By Malquiel J B H

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Sep 28, 2020

Muy completo. Una muy buena introducción a la programación.

By Anand N

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Feb 27, 2020

Best course to learn about fundamentals of computer science

By Khayrat G

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Dec 24, 2019

Great Lectures and carefully prepared exercises. Thank you!

By Steve S

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Jun 21, 2022

Would be better if there is more robust discussion threads

By Jim O

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Jan 10, 2022

Excellent material great tests. Worth the time and effort!

By Mike D

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Aug 2, 2020

Very good course to gain the skills of java programming!

By Song W

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Aug 5, 2019

Thank you very much, gratitude to teachers and coursera.

By Deleted A

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Aug 1, 2020

Excellent course! Thoroughly enjoyed the assignments.

By Leonardo O

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Apr 23, 2020

100% recommended, for beginner and even some avanced

By rinus

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Jan 20, 2021

Thanks ,I get much practice in my java programming.

By KAVIGURU K

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Jul 2, 2023

good and its very good infoemation of the studies

By hezhigang

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Feb 22, 2022

This is a great online course for java developer