GO Programming for Everyone: Part 2

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GO Programming for Everyone: Part 2

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Instructor: Ira Pohl

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Explain and apply concepts related to type declarations, structs, methods, and Monte Carlo simulations.
Apply basic techniques and concepts of data structures and algorithms.
Apply concepts related to interfaces, sort, and error checking.
Apply concepts connected to channels, deadrock, workers, select, waitgroup, mutex, and testing.

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6 assignments¹

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Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

This course provides you with new opportunities to use the Go programming language. Building on the foundational knowledge introduced in the first course "GO Programming for Everyone: Part 1", this course delves deeper into the Go programming language, offering a comprehensive understanding of its more advanced features.

GO is an open-source programming language developed and supported by Google. It is easy to learn and use. In the new world we live in, coding is a universally valuable skill, whether you're a scientist, artist, or a humanist. Algorithms are everywhere, and we all have to understand how they work. Designed for learners who have completed the first course or possess basic Go programming knowledge, this course will expand your skills and enhance your ability to develop efficient, scalable applications. The estimated time commitment for this course is five hours a week for five weeks. This is primarily aimed at first- and second-year undergraduates interested in engineering or science, along with high school students and professionals with an interest in programming.

This week we will learn about Types, Struct, Student, and Methods.

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6 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review

6 videos Total 84 minutes

Why Take this Course? 2 minutes
💻 Types 16 minutes
💻 Struct 14 minutes
💻 Student 13 minutes
💻 Methods & Struct 28 minutes
💻 Week 1: Peer-Review Assignment 10 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

🧭 How to Navigate this Course 10 minutes
GO Resources 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

💥 Week 1 Quiz 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

⚖️ Week 1: Poker 60 minutes

This week we will learn about Lists, Stack, Binary Tree, Graph, and Dijkstra’s Algorithm.

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6 videos1 assignment1 peer review

This week we will learn about Interfaces, Sort, and Error Checking.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment1 peer review

This week we will learn about Channels and Go Routines, Deadlock, Workers, Select, Waitgroup, and Mutex.

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7 videos1 assignment1 peer review

This week we will learn about Testing, Race, Gensum, Genstack, and Integration with C-Code.

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7 videos1 assignment1 peer review

This is an untimed final exam. You will put into practice what you have learned over the past five weeks.

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1 assignment

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Instructor

Ira Pohl

University of California, Santa Cruz

8 Courses 577,155 learners

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