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Learn to Program: The Fundamentals (online course)

Learn to Program: The Fundamentals (online course)

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Project Description
This course is provided through Coursera and is offered by the University of Toronto.

Learn to Program: The Fundamentals

Behind every mouse click and touch-screen tap, there is a computer program that makes things happen. This course introduces the fundamental building blocks of programming and teaches you how to write fun and useful programs using the Python language.

Instructors: Jennifer Campbell and Paul Gries, University of Toronto

This module consists of 7 modules.

Course 1: Python, Variables and Functions
Course 2: Strings and Designing Functions
Course 3: >b>Booleans, Import, Namespaces, and if Statements
Course 4: For Loops and Fancy String Manipulation
Course 5: While Loops, Lists, and Mutability
Course 6:For Loops over Indices, Parallel and Nested Lists and Strings, and Files
Course 7: Tuples and Dictionaries

The course starts on 10th of February 2025.
The course must be completed by 23rd of May 2025.

All parts of this course are free of charge.
Teaching Method
Online courses
Learning Objectives
Behind every mouse click and touch-screen tap, there is a computer program that makes things happen. This course introduces the fundamental building blocks of programming and teaches you how to write fun and useful programs using the Python language.
Assessment Methods
see the course descriptions

Attenance min. 80% mandatory
Examination
Grading
Module number:
5912389
Semester:
SS 25
ECTS Credits:
3
Courses:
30 L / 23 h
Self-study:
68 h
Language:
English