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Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Introduction
Who is Professor Watanabe?
Introduction to Computer Science
Instructions for learners on how to study this course
Unit 1: What is Computation?
Learning Objectives
1.1 What is computation?
1.2 Data is Numbers
1.3 Inside the Computer
1.4 Programming with Ruby
1.5 Time to Practice 1
Quiz 1
Unit 2: What is Programming? (Part 1) Arrays
Learning Objectives
2.1 Arrays, Basic Concepts
2.2 How to Use arrays
2.3 Time to Practice 2
Quiz 2
Unit 3: What is Programming? (Part 2) Characters and Strings
Learning Objectives
3.1 Characters and Strings
3.2 Caesar Encryption
3.3 Time to Practice3
Quiz 3
Unit 4: What is Programming? (Part 3) Functions and Subroutines
4.1 Functions and Subroutines
4.2 Cryptanalysis
4.3 Time to Practice 4
4.4 Modern Encryption
Quiz 4
Unit 5: Summary and Appendix (Introduction to Research on Computation)
Learning Objectives
5.1 Brief Summary of this course
5.2 Appendix 1.1: On the Nature of Computation, Computability
5.3 Appendix 1.2: On the Nature of Computation, P ≠ NP Conjecture
5.4 Appendix 2.1: Applications of Computation, Simulation
5.5 Appendix 2.2: Applications of Computation, Data Mining
5.6 Appendix 2.3: Applications of Computation, AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Quiz 5
Prerequisite
Instructors
Osamu Watanabe
Executive Vice President for Research
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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