This two-part course builds upon the programming skills that you learned in our Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python course. We will augment those skills with both important programming practices and critical mathematical problem solving skills. These skills underlie larger scale computational problem solving and programming. The main focus of the class will be programming weekly mini-projects in Python that build upon the mathematical and programming principles that are taught in the class. To keep the class fun and engaging, many of the projects will involve working with strategy-based games.
This course is part of the Fundamentals of Computing Specialization
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Intermediate Level
Approx. 19 hours to complete
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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Skills you will gain
- Computer Programming
- Algorithms
- Python Programming
- Combinatorics
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Course 3 of 7 in the
Intermediate Level
Approx. 19 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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Rice University
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
6 hours to complete
Required Python knowledge, coding standards, and machine grading
This week, we will introduce you to the structure and standards of the Principles of Computing courses.
6 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 104 min), 9 readings, 3 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Testing, plotting, and grids
This week, we will explain the importance of testing. We will also learn to solve problems with grids.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 34 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Probability, randomness, and objects/references
This we will learn how to use probability and randomness to solve problems.
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 56 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Combinatorics, generators, and debugging
This week, we will learn how to use combinatorics to solve problems.
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 68 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes
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TOP REVIEWS FROM PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTING (PART 1)
by AKMay 19, 2018
Extremely well structured and highly recommended as a beginner course for computer science!
by GMJan 14, 2021
Was really good! Substantially more difficult than than the first two classes.
by IBJun 11, 2017
Yay, no more peer grading! This course felt easier than intro2. Less fiddling with your programs and more about concepts.
by JGMay 28, 2016
Awesome course! Recommend to newcomers and intermediate alike. The instructors are great and the content is challenging.
About the Fundamentals of Computing Specialization
This Specialization covers much of the material that first-year Computer Science students take at Rice University, brought to you by the world-class Faculty who teach our master's and PhD programs. Students learn sophisticated programming skills in Python from the ground up and apply these skills in building more than 20 fun projects. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone exam that allows the students to demonstrate the range of knowledge that they have acquired in the Specialization.
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