Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code

University of Toronto

À propos de ce cours

Not all programs are created equal. In this course, we'll focus on writing quality code that runs correctly and efficiently. We'll design, code and validate our programs and learn how to compare programs that are addressing the same task.

Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Approx. 20 heures pour terminer

Recommandé : 6 hours/week

English

Sous-titres : English

Compétences que vous acquerrez

Python ProgrammingSoftware TestingObject-Oriented ProgrammingDebugging

Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Approx. 20 heures pour terminer

Recommandé : 6 hours/week

English

Sous-titres : English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

3 hours to complete

Week 1

...

7 videos (Total 50 min), 10 readings, 1 quiz

7 videos

Palindrome: Approaching the Problem7m

Palindrome: Algorithm 1 5m

Palindrome: Algorithm 26m

Palindrome: Algorithm 35m

The Restaurant Recommendations Problem2m

Restaurant Recommendations: Representing the Data6m

Restaurant Recommendations: Planning the Program17m

10 readings

Syllabus10m

Course Logistics10m

Resources10m

Palindrome: Approaching the Problem10m

Palindrome: Algorithm 110m

Palindrome: Algorithm 210m

Palindrome: Algorithm 310m

The Restaurant Recommendations Problem10m

Restaurant Recommendations: Representing the Data10m

Restaurant Recommendations: Planning the Program10m

1 practice exercises

Week 1 Exercise24m

2

Section

4 hours to complete

Week 2

...

6 videos (Total 33 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

Testing Automatically Using doctest6m

Writing a '__main__' program4m

Creating Your Own Types6m

Testing Automatically Using unittest4m

Choosing Test Cases7m

Testing Functions that Mutate Values 3m

6 readings

Testing Automatically Using doctest10m

Writing a '__main__' program10m

Creating Your Own Types10m

Testing Automatically Using unittest10m

Choosing Test Cases10m

Testing Functions that Mutate Values10m

1 practice exercises

Week 2 Exercise20m

3

Section

3 hours to complete

Week 3

...

7 videos (Total 48 min), 7 readings, 1 quiz

7 videos

Analyzing Algorithms6m

Linear Search6m

Binary Search6m

Comparing Search Algorithms13m

Bubble Sort5m

Selection Sort3m

Insertion Sort4m

7 readings

Analyzing Algorithms10m

Linear Search10m

Binary Search10m

Comparing Search Algorithms10m

Bubble Sort10m

Selection Sort10m

Insertion Sort10m

1 practice exercises

Week 3 Exercise36m

4

Section

2 hours to complete

Week 4

...

4 videos (Total 32 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

4 videos

Creating a New Type8m

Plugging Into Python Syntax10m

Writing Special Method __str__5m

Writing Classes That Interact6m

4 readings

Creating a New Type10m

Plugging Into Python Syntax10m

Writing Special Method __str__10m

Writing Classes That Interact10m

1 practice exercises

Week 4 Exercise20m

5

Section

4 hours to complete

Week 5

...

3 videos (Total 14 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

3 videos

Passing Functions as Arguments2m

Assigning Parameters Default Values4m

Dealing with Exceptional Situations 7m

3 readings

Passing Functions as Arguments10m

Assigning Parameters Default Values10m

Dealing with Exceptional Situations10m

Instructors

Jennifer Campbell

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

Paul Gries

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

About University of Toronto

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Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code