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Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code

This course starts you on your journey learning about computational thinking and beginning C programming. If you’d like to explore how we can interact with the world in a rigorous, computational way, and would also like to start learning to program, this is the course for you! You may have heard lots of talk about computational thinking recently, but if you ask 10 different people what it is you’ll probably get 10 different answers. Rather than trying to define computational thinking, we’ll just say it’s a problem-solving process that includes lots of different components. In this course, we’ll explore algorithms and data collection. Most people have a better understanding of what beginning C programming means! You’ll start learning how to develop C programs in this course by writing your first C program; learning about data types, variables, and constants; and honing your C programming skills by implementing a variety of STEM computations. This course doesn't assume you have any previous programming experience, so don't worry if you've never written code before. If that all sounds interesting to you, go ahead and jump into the course! Caution: Beginning (assuming no prior programming knowledge) is not the same as easy (not hard to do). Learning to program IS hard to do, especially since the courses in this specialization are built from a freshman-level college course. Meeting the course challenges while you master the material will be rewarding to you, but doing that will require hard work and maybe even a few expletives along the way. Module 1: Learn about algorithms and write your first C program Module 2: Discover how we store data in our programs Module 3: Explore how we use data collection to solve problems and answer questions Module 4: Practice writing C programs to implement STEM computations

Status: Computational Thinking
Status: Programming Principles
BeginnerCourse15 hours

Featured reviews

VM

5.0Reviewed Jul 28, 2020

Nice Course, I have learned a lot about how to collect data. And I also find one thing interesting that despite being an easy assignment, already given code make it difficult to understand.

MA

5.0Reviewed Apr 16, 2022

بكل ما تحمله الكلمة من معنى ...قمة الابداع ...من معلم محترف في ايصال المعلومه "AMAZING"

JB

5.0Reviewed Aug 8, 2020

The course was great! In addition to a good sense of humour, even more sublime, the explanations were straightforward and easy to understand. Thank you Dr. T!

MK

4.0Reviewed Jun 13, 2020

The course which is easily understand the basics of programming (C Programming).

SH

5.0Reviewed Oct 3, 2021

Quite good for beginner! The emphasis here was not on the coding and or dealing with syntax of the C language but more of on how to carry out the calculation

AT

5.0Reviewed Sep 2, 2020

The course is really Informative and best for beginners. It tells how to perform mathematical applications using programming.

ES

5.0Reviewed Nov 15, 2020

I learned more about how to use C language and how to use some techniques for construction of algorithms.

DS

5.0Reviewed Jun 29, 2020

Excellent course for C beginners, Good and Helpful Trainer. Simple and clear Explaination. Thanks

RM

4.0Reviewed May 27, 2021

Overall boosted my knowledge for learning towards problem solving. Problems are quite interesting to learn and solve. I really enjoyed the teaching method it motivated me to learn more on this topic.

HS

4.0Reviewed Jan 23, 2020

Not 100% perfect for total begineers.But awesome for who have done a little bit c before.More problem set should be added from easy to hard like Python 3 course of University of Michigan.

LS

5.0Reviewed Sep 4, 2020

This a great course. We can learn how to Starting to Code and Many algorithms.

AB

5.0Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

This was really nice course and it cleared all my basics and explained everything very clearly/n/n THANKYOU COURSERA

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