Basics of Computing and Programming

This course will soon be retired. Last day to enroll is 12/31/2022 at 00:00 UTC.

This is a self-paced course that provides an Introduction to Computing and Programming.

The course will address the following topics, using the Python programming language:

• Positional number systems
• Hello World
• Numerical data types and arithmetic expressions
• Branching statements
• Iterative statements [Loops]
• Strings
• Functions
• Lists [Array-based sequences]

Course Outline:

• Week 1 - Positional number systems
• Week 2 - Hello World
• Week 3 - Numerical data types and arithmetic expressions
• Week 4 - Branching statements
• Week 5 - Iterative statements [Loops]
• Week 6 - Strings
• Week 7 - Functions
• Week 8 - Lists [Array-based sequences]
• Week 9 - Exam