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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

VS

May 13, 2019

Beautiful course. I am a software developer with 10+ years of experience in programming and have never realized depth of actual MATH behind all that I do. Thank you Robert Sedgewick, you are the BEST.

PK

Aug 6, 2023

This was a very great course to learn a powerful programming language, techniques used. This has changed my life for better and am looking forward to a career change into the programming world.

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By Vu X T

Nov 18, 2022

thanks!

By Alaaeddin I S S

Dec 7, 2022

good

By ظاهر م غ ا

Mar 25, 2023

جيد

By George S

Sep 17, 2020

ok

By 0

Sep 22, 2023

I thought this was supposed to be a beginners course??? But overall, it was clear. However, I have 0 coding knowledge so I could never pass the first project.

By Phillip

Jul 21, 2023

Very helpful for beginners trying to get a grip on programming.

Although, you really need to know mathematical jargon in order to understand the explanations.

By Flor R

Mar 14, 2024

Difficult to follow with limited instructions on understanding the IntelliJ application. Textbooks and content still show information pertaining to DrJava.

By Vansh B

Aug 5, 2023

course needs to be updated

By Deleted A

Aug 10, 2021

good

By Archisha S

Jul 7, 2024

The professor lectures are amazing, however, the level of code, especially for beginners, is extremely advanced. As quoted by my father, who is a director at oracle, "The level of algorithms in this program is extremely advanced, even for seasoned programmers, especially considering you are only allowed to use code that has been taught". For a seasoned coding veteran, this course is a great refresher. For a beginner, absolutely not.

By Moataz X

Jul 12, 2021

I wanted to get a certificate

By pasam j

Apr 18, 2024

i wanted a certification

By Jahangeer K

Nov 25, 2023

Certificate not send

By Farooq A S

Dec 17, 2020

Not for me.

By Madison R

Jan 18, 2023

Poorly worded quizzes and assignments that include concepts that haven't been taught yet. This course isn't hard, it's sloppily and lazily put together and needs an editor to review the quizzes and assignments. It's free, at least, which is more than it's worth.

By Utkarsh D

Apr 10, 2022

I typed program of hello world but it shows we do not have test for correctness...... If you do not have test then what I can do ? It has weightage of 90 % in assignment I have to quit just because of this

By Claudia

May 12, 2021

Where can I ask some questions regarding payments?

I can't find a way to communicate with that department

By Ivy V

Dec 27, 2021

I couldn't follow this. It didn't keep my attention long enough for me to understand it.

By monkyyy c

May 7, 2024

to trivial; should probably be called "java for first time programmers"

By Harriet M

Dec 30, 2023

I dont get anything to show for the ten weeks ? Sad

By Salman

Sep 8, 2023

No certificate,

By Jordan Y

Dec 14, 2021

bad lecture