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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 ne...
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Top reviews

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.

NK

Jun 15, 2021

Can't wait to get into the second part of the course. The best programming course ever provided for free of cost. The techniques used are backed by mathematical thinking. It is just awesome.

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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