This two-part course introduces the basic mathematical and programming principles that underlie much of Computer Science. Understanding these principles is crucial to the process of creating efficient and well-structured solutions for computational problems. To get hands-on experience working with these concepts, we will use the Python programming language. The main focus of the class will be weekly mini-projects 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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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Searching and Data Structures
Recursion
Trees
Modeling, Assertions, and Invariants
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- 5 stars84.35%
- 4 stars11.45%
- 3 stars2.79%
- 2 stars0.27%
- 1 star1.11%
TOP REVIEWS FROM PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTING (PART 2)
Learned lots! One year down the line I was asked at a job interview about my past experience in python and gave this!
Helped me gain a lot of insight on Python coding. It was a great course to set up the basic to advanced journey for a coder.
Very challenging projects and a very interesting way to learn about data structures. Lecturers are really great
Very well taught. A lot of fun taking up this course. Hope there will be a 2nd season for this specialization course.
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