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Quick Facts

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

Course Overview

This course is offered by the University of Washington which is one of the oldest state-supported universities for higher education and one of the best research universities in the world. This course will help you know your strength, apply your analytical skills, and provide you with the confidence to perform efficiently at your workplace or start your own business.

Students are introduced to the basics of programming languages and with additional focus on functional programming, using languages like ML, racket, and Ruby to teach the ideas to the student community, but the course aims to make students learn about how they can fit together any language to make an effective program in any language and learn new ones.

This course combines programming specifics and theoretical knowledge about the programming languages, providing a framework for understanding how a language can be used to create programs in an effective manner. This will demand you to put your analytical thinking to use, more, by selecting different languages as compared to in terms of the particular syntax of one language. For learning how to write a robust, reusable, composable, and elegant program, it is very essential to learn about functional programming which offers the most important ideas in the latest languages.

The Highlights

Free of cost of the course
Shareable certificate
Online recorded classes
Flexible schedule
Intermediate level course
Approximate 29 hours to complete

Programme Offerings

Real World assessment
Case Studies
24 hour technical Grievance Redressal
downloadable certificate
video lectures
Flexible learning

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 3202	yes	Coursera

Coursera offers this programming language part A course for free of cost. Other than that, you can purchase the course to earn a certificate as well. To simplify it further, here we have broken down the fee structure for the course below -

Fee Details:

Type of Programme	Amount
Full Course, No Certificate	Free
Purchase Course	Rs. 3,202

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

No prerequisites are necessary to opt for the course. However, an understanding of programming languages such as C, C++, and Java will prove to be beneficial for you.

Certificate Qualifying Details

Students can purchase the shareable certificate. After completing the course, the certificate will be uploaded on the accomplishment page. Students can share the certificate from the accomplishments page to their LinkedIn profile or attach the same to their CVs.

What you will learn

Programming skillsMachine learning

After completing the Programming language Part-A course, you will master the following skills:

Understand the concepts of recursion
Learn the basic concepts of programming languages
Get in-depth knowledge about high order function
Get an understanding of the concepts and framework of pattern matching
Understand the core concepts of functional programming
Learn basic programming languages such as ML, Racket, and Ruby

Who it is for

Human Resource Manager

The training is ideal for Developers, IT managers, HR managers, and Graduates who want to surge ahead in their careers by getting better opportunities or get a well-paid job.

Admission Details

Gaining admission is quite seamless and easy when it comes to enrolling yourself in the courses at Coursera. The certificate will be made available if you pay a certain amount or you can even pursue the course for free.

Application Details

You can enrol in the course by providing your email ID, password, and full name or use your Facebook, Google, and Apple IDs for the purpose of enrolling in the courses.

Step 1: Visit the Coursera URL

Step 2: Click on the ‘Sign Up’ option

Step 3: Enter your name, ID, and password

Step 4: Use Facebook or Gmail to create an account

Step 5: Click ‘Join’

Step 6: Click ‘Enrol’ on the Course page which you want to study

Step 7: Make the payment as per your convenience (either a one-time or recurring payment)

Step 8: Read the course material and access videos

The Syllabus

videos

Welcome! (And Some Course Mechanics)
Optional: Who I Am / Acknowledgments
What the Course is About / Initial Motivation
Recommended Background
Why Part A, Part B, Part C
Grading Policy
Optional: Very High-Level Outline

Readings

Start here!
About the Course
Some More Perspective on Recommended Background
Why are there 3 courses (Part A, Part B, Part C)?
Grading Policy Details

Videos

Software Installation Introduction
Emacs installation
SML installation
SML Mode installation

Readings

Part A Software Installation and Use: SML and Emacs
Why Emacs? (Optional)
Homework 0 Detailed Peer-Assessment Instructions

Videos

ML Variables Bindings and Expressions
Rules for Expressions
The REPL and Errors
Shadowing
Functions Informally
Functions Formally
Pairs and Other Tuples
Introducing Lists
List Function
Let Expressions
Nested Functions
Let and Efficiency1
Options
Booleans and Comparison Operations
Benefits of No Mutation
Optional: Java Mutation
Pieces of a Language

Readings

Section 1 Welcome Message
Section 1 Reading Notes
Code Files for All Section 1 Videos
Homework 1 Detailed Guidelines for Peer Assessment
Hints and Gotchas for Homework
Extra Practice Problems

Videos

Building Compound Types
Records
Tuples as Syntactic Sugar
Datatype Bindings
Case Expressions
Useful Datatypes
Pattern Matching So Far
Another Expression Example
Type Synonyms
Lists and Options are Datatypes
Polymorphic Datatypes
Each Pattern Matching / Truth About Functions
A Little Type Inference
Polymorphic and Equality Types
Nested Patterns
More Nested Patterns
Nested Patterns Precisely
Optional: Function Patterns
Exceptions
Tail Recursion
Accumulators for Tail Recursion
Perspective on Tail Recursion

Readings

Section 2 Welcome Message
Section 2 Reading Notes
Code Files for All Section 2 Videos
Homework 2 Detailed Guidelines for Peer Assessment
Hints and Gotchas for Homework
Extra Practice Problems

Videos

Introduction to First Class Functions
Functions as Arguments
Polymorphic Types and Functions as Arguments
Anonymous Functions
Unnecessary Function Wrapping
Map and Filter
Generalizing Prior Topics
Lexical Scope
Lexical Scope and Higher-Order Functions
Why Lexical Scope
Closures and Recomputation
Fold and More Closures
Closure Idiom: Combining Functions
Closure Idiom: Currying
Partial Application
Currying Wrapup
Mutable References
Closure Idiom: Callbacks
Standard-Library Documentation
Optional: Abstract Data Types With Closures
Optional: Closure Idioms Without Closures
Optional: Java Without Closures
Optional: C Without Closures
Course-Motivation Introduction
Why Study General PL Concepts?
Are All PLs the Same?
Why Functional Languages?
Why ML, Racket, and Ruby?

Readings

Section 3 Welcome Message
Section 3 Reading Notes
Code Files for All Section 3 Videos
Homework 3 Detailed Guidelines for Peer Assessment
Hints and Gotchas for Section 3
Extra Practice Problems

Videos

Section Introduction
What is Type Inference
ML Type Inference
Type Inference Examples
Polymorphic Examples
Optional: The Value Restriction and Other Type-Inference Challenges
Mutual Recursion
Modules for Namespace Management
Signatures and Hiding Things
A Module Example
Signatures for Our Example
Signature Matching
An Equivalent Structure
Another Equivalent Structure
Different Modules Define Different Types
Equivalent Functions
Standard Equivalences
Equivalence Versus Performance
Part A Wrap-Up & Parts B&C Preview

Readings

Section 4 Welcome Message
Section 4 Reading Notes
Code Files for All Section 4 Videos
Nothing (yet) (explanation)
Information About the Exam (Required Reading)

Practice Exercises

Practice Exam for Part A
Exam for Part A

Evaluation process

On the successful completion of the course which includes classroom videos as well as homework, an exam will be held. You will be awarded a certificate after you qualify for the exam.

Instructors

UW Washington Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is a programming language?

A programming language is a set of codes that are easily understood by our computers. It can be defined as a set of instructions that we give to the computers to produce various kinds of results as per our requirements.

2: How many programming languages are there?

There are approx. 700 programming languages, including esoteric coding languages.

3: Which are the best 3 programming languages to learn?

All the programming languages have their own benefits but to mention the best ones, you can go for learning Java, Python and JavaScript.

4: What languages are taught in this course?

Languages like ML, Racket and Ruby are taught in the Programming Language - Part A specialization course on Coursera

5: What is the major difference between various programming languages?

All programming languages are used for the same purpose. They only differ in their syntax, declaring variables, importing files, the code length, compiling the code and running the code.

6: Which university is offering this course on Coursera?

The University of Washington is offering this course on Coursera.

7: Is one programming language alone enough to get a job?

Knowing just one language can help you with any sort of job but will not get your job alone. You will not get paid to know just a single language. It is always advised to learn the basic concepts of various languages along with mastering one language.

8: Can self-taught programmers get a job?

Yes, as long as you can demonstrate your programming skills during the recruitment process, you will be able to get a job. You can take up some free programming language courses on Coursera to make your resume look appealing and gain some additional knowledge as well.

9: Do companies like Google hire self-taught programmers?

Yes, not only Google but companies like Facebook as well as other successful companies do hire self-taught people with no degree. You must be able to explain your programming skills during the interview and it can get you a high paying job at any company.

10: Can I access the course for free?

Yes, the course is available under the ‘Full Course, No Certificate’ mode. Here you will be able to access all the course material, submit the assignments and get graded although you won’t be able to get access to a certificate.