Programming Fundamentals in Swift

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Programming Fundamentals in Swift

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

273 reviews

Beginner level

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Flexible schedule

3 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

94%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

General programming principles
Working with constants, variables, data types and data structures
Using functions and closures

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34 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course is ideal for beginners eager to learn the fundamental concepts that underpin the Swift programming language. Explore the basic programming concepts and data structures that are core to any language, while discovering the unique aspects that make Swift as versatile as it is today.

In this course, you will receive hands-on practice utilizing these concepts. More specifically, you will learn how to use constants and variables with different data types and explore how to sort and store information in collection types such as arrays, tuples and dictionaries. Finally, you will discover how to make your code reusable and more expressive by using functions and closures. By the end of this course, you will be able to: • Demonstrate a working knowledge of general programming principles • Prepare your computer system for Swift programming • Show understanding of Swift syntax and how to control the flow of code • Demonstrate knowledge of how to declare, use and modify constants and variables • Differentiate between the different types of operators and their functions • Demonstrate how to create simple control flow patterns and call functions using Swift This is a beginner course for learners who would like to prepare themselves for a career in iOS development. To succeed in this course, you do not need prior web development experience, only basic internet navigation skills and an eagerness to get started with coding.

Get started with Swift by learning about the basic and fundamental programming concepts that underpin the programming language.

What's included

16 videos22 readings12 assignments

16 videos Total 75 minutes

Introduction to the program 3 minutes
Introduction to the course 2 minutes
What kinds of careers use Swift? 4 minutes
How is Swift used in the real world 6 minutes
Welcome to Xcode and the playground app 3 minutes
Introduction to programming 3 minutes
Constants, variables and data types in Swift 7 minutes
Using operators in Swift 7 minutes
Strings in Swift 7 minutes
Booleans and logical operators 4 minutes
If, if/else and else/if statements 9 minutes
Basic loops in Swift 7 minutes
Nested loops, break and continue 4 minutes
Introduction to optionals 2 minutes
Optionals 5 minutes
Module summary: Introduction to programming in Swift 3 minutes

22 readings Total 310 minutes

Course syllabus 15 minutes
How to be successful in this course 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
How to complete exercises 5 minutes
Exercise: Working with constants and variables 30 minutes
Solution: Working with constants and variables 5 minutes
Exercise: Operators and data types 30 minutes
Solution: Operators and data types 5 minutes
Exercise: Working with strings in Swift 30 minutes
Solution: Working with strings in Swift 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Switch statements 10 minutes
Exercise: Work with conditional statements in Swift 30 minutes
Solution: Work with conditional statements in Swift 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Examples of loops in Swift 30 minutes
Exercise: Using conditions and loops 30 minutes
Solution: Using conditions and loops 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Exercise: Work with optionals in Swift 30 minutes
Solution: Work with optionals in Swift 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

12 assignments Total 147 minutes

Self review: Working with constants and variables 5 minutes
Self-review: Operators and data types 5 minutes
Knowledge check: Constants, variables, data types and operators 15 minutes
Self review: Working with strings in Swift 5 minutes
Knowledge check: Strings 18 minutes
Self-review: Work with conditional statements in Swift 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Conditional statements 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Loops 15 minutes
Self-review: Using conditions and loops 10 minutes
Self-review: Work with optionals in Swift 5 minutes
Knowledge check: Optionals 15 minutes
Module quiz: Introduction to programming in Swift 30 minutes

Discover how to store data in arrays, tuples and other collection types.

What's included

6 videos9 readings7 assignments

6 videos Total 29 minutes

Arrays 8 minutes
Using different types with arrays 4 minutes
Tuples 4 minutes
Dictionaries 6 minutes
Using loops with collection types 4 minutes
Module summary: Data structures 3 minutes

9 readings Total 145 minutes

Exercise: Arrays in Swift 30 minutes
Solution: Arrays in Swift 5 minutes
Exercise: Tuples 30 minutes
Solution: Tuples 5 minutes
Exercise: Dictionaries in Swift 30 minutes
Solution: Dictionaries in Swift 5 minutes
Exercise: Using loops with collection types 30 minutes
Solution: Using loops with collection types 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

7 assignments Total 109 minutes

Self-review: Arrays in Swift 5 minutes
Self-review: Tuples 10 minutes
Knowledge check: Arrays and tuples 30 minutes
Self-review: Dictionaries in Swift 5 minutes
Self review: Using loops with collection types 5 minutes
Knowledge check: Collections 24 minutes
Module quiz: Data structures 30 minutes

Discover how functions make it possible to reuse blocks of code and explore how closures store functionality in constants or variables.

What's included

5 videos13 readings6 assignments

5 videos Total 25 minutes

Introduction to functions 8 minutes
Functions in practice 5 minutes
Introduction to closures 4 minutes
Using closures to sort an array 6 minutes
Module summary: Functions and closures 3 minutes

13 readings Total 180 minutes

Functions examples 10 minutes
Exercise: Practice using functions 30 minutes
Solution: Practice using functions 5 minutes
More function examples 10 minutes
Exercise: Practice writing succinctly expressive functions 30 minutes
Solution: Practice writing succinctly expressive functions 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Closures examples 10 minutes
Exercise: Practice using closures 30 minutes
Solution: Practice using closures 5 minutes
Exercise: Use functions to modularize a program 30 minutes
Solution: Use functions to modularize a program 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

6 assignments Total 74 minutes

Self-review: Practice using functions 5 minutes
Self-review: Practice writing succinctly expressive functions 5 minutes
Knowledge check: Functions 24 minutes
Self review: Practice using closures 5 minutes
Self-review: Use functions to modularize a program 5 minutes
Module quiz: Functions and closures 30 minutes

Learn how to encapsulate your code with structures and classes.

What's included

7 videos7 readings5 assignments

7 videos Total 30 minutes

What is a Structure? 7 minutes
Working with structures 5 minutes
What are mutating methods? 5 minutes
Classes in Swift 4 minutes
Reference types and value types 4 minutes
Creating classes with stored and computed properties 4 minutes
Module summary: Structures and classes 2 minutes

7 readings Total 105 minutes

Adding properties and methods to structures 15 minutes
Exercise: Create a structure with a mutating method 30 minutes
Solution: Create a structure with a mutating method 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Exercise: Create classes with stored and computed properties 30 minutes
Solution: Create classes with stored and computed properties 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

5 assignments Total 78 minutes

Self review: Create a structure with a mutating method 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Structures 18 minutes
Self review: Create classes with stored and computed properties 6 minutes
Knowledge check: Classes in Swift 15 minutes
Module quiz: Structures and classes 30 minutes

Practice and reflect on the skills you learned in this course.

What's included

2 videos10 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 5 minutes

Course recap 3 minutes
Congratulations! 3 minutes

10 readings Total 183 minutes

Final project: The bank account simulator 15 minutes
Part 1: Create the banking system 30 minutes
Part 1: Solution 5 minutes
Part 2: Define the bank account operations 60 minutes
Part 2: Solution 10 minutes
Part 3: Manage the bank account 30 minutes
Part 3: Solution 10 minutes
Bank account project summary 10 minutes
About the final assessment 10 minutes
Next steps 3 minutes

4 assignments Total 55 minutes

Part 1: Self-review 10 minutes
Part 2: Self-review 10 minutes
Part 3: Self-review 5 minutes
Final graded quiz: Programming fundamentals 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Reflect on learning 10 minutes

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