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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Principles of Computing (Part 2), available on Coursera, is developed and administered by Rice University to render the candidates a detailed knowledge of the whole range of aspects of computer science such as computing, fundamental concepts of mathematics and programming. This course is the 4th of 7 courses in the Fundamentals of Computing Specialization.

Computing (Part 2) Certification Course, provided by Coursera, will help the learners to gain a thorough understanding of programming needed to develop effective and efficient solutions for computational problems using the Python programming language. During the programme, the students will be given adequate practical training using hands-on weekly mini-projects based on the mathematical and programming principles covered in the programme.

Principles of Computing (Part 2) Certification by Coursera will touch not only on the aspects of programming such as recursion, assertions, and invariants; but also on the strands of mathematics including searching, sorting, and recursive data structures. Principles of Computing (Part 2) Certification Syllabus will assist candidates to upgrade their capability to write well-made software and come up with outstanding solutions for computational issues by developing algorithms.

The Highlights

Provided by Coursera
Approximately 15 hours of programme
Offered by Rice University
Flexible Deadlines
Shareable Certificate
Financial Aid Available
100% Online Course

Programme Offerings

English videos with multiple subtitles
practice quizzes
Graded Assignments with peer feedback
graded Quizzes with feedback
Graded Programming Assignments
EMI payment options
14 day refund period

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Coursera

Principles of Computing (Part 2) Certification Fee is structured based on the number of months the learners are needed to enroll in the programme. The Coursera-prescribed fee structure is given below:

Description	Total Fee in INR
Course Fee, 1 month	Rs. 4,018
Course Fee, 3 months	Rs. 8,037
Course Fee, 6 months	Rs. 12,056

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Computing (Part 2) Certification will be awarded to the candidates only if they finish the full proceedings of the programme and go through the course videos, readings, practise exercises, assignments, and quizzes.

What you will learn

Mathematical skillProgramming skills

After the completion of the Principles of Computing (Part 2) Training, the students will be able to learn the following concepts:

Recursion
Algorithms
Python Programming
Tree (Data Structure)

Who it is for

Computer Programmer

Principles of Computing (Part 2)Classes could be taken by any student who wants to learn the computing concepts in greater detail including the professionals like Computer Programmers.

Admission Details

Step 1 - First, the candidates are required to register and sign up on https://www.coursera.org/ to get the courses offered on Coursera.

Step 2 - After activating the Coursera account, the candidate can sign in.

Step 3 - Then, the candidate can search the ‘ Rice University in the search options to spot the programmes by Rice University.

Step 4 - Find the course ‘Principles of Computing (Part 2)’ in the list and click on it.

Step 5- Then, the page of the course will appear, click on the option ‘enroll’ and pay the mentioned amount of fee or can just audit the course without paying the fee.

The Syllabus

Videos

Introduction
The Importance of Searching
Generators
Stacks and Queues
Inheritance
Grid Class
Grid search
Mini-project Video
CodeSkulptor (optional video from our previous class)
Saving in CodeSkulptor (optional video from our previous class)
Beyond CodeSkulptor (optional video from our previous class)

Readings

Mini-project Description
Math Notes on Growth Rates of Functions
Math Notes on Grid Representations
Math Notes on Breadth-First Search
Practice Activity - Sorting strings
Practice Activity - Working with Distance Fields

Practice exercise

Homework 1

Videos

The Importance of Recursion
Recursion
Binary Search
Visualizing Recursion
Recurrences
Reading Files
Mini-project Video

Readings

Mini-project Description
Math Notes on Recurrence Relations
Practice Activity - Recursion
Practice Activity - Binary representations for numbers
Practice Activity - Visualizing recurrences

Practice exercise

Homework 2

Videos

The Importance of Trees
Lambda
Trees
Illustration of Trees
Minimax
Mini-project Video

Reading

Mini-project Description
TTTBoard Class
Math Notes on Trees
Math Notes on Minimax
Practice Activity - Nim (Tree search)
Practice Activity - Drawing trees

Practice exercise

Homework 3

Videos

The Importance of Modeling
Assertions
Invariants
Modeling
Software Development
Mini-project Video
What is Algorithmic Thinking?

Readings

The Basics of the Fifteen Puzzle
Mini-project Description
Math Notes on Invariants
Practice Activity - Solitaire Tantrix

Practice exercise

Homework 4

Instructors

Rice University, Houston Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who instructs the Principles of Computing (Part 2) Online Certification?

The instructors of the course are Scott Rixner, Luay Nakhleh, and Joe Warren who are the professor of computer science, the associate professor of computer science, and professors of computer science respectively at Rice University.

2: How much time the learner will have to devote to complete the Principles of Computing (Part 2) Online Course?

The course can be completed in about 15 hours.

3: Is the full process of the course online?

Yes, the full process of the course is designed in the mode of online.

4: Does Coursera provide the subtitles for the videos?

Yes, the students will be provided with multiple subtitles for the English videos including Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish and Romanian.

5: Will the students be rendered job assistance after the course?

No, the students will not be given job assistance after the programme.