Rice University
Fundamentals of Computing Specialization
Rice University

Fundamentals of Computing Specialization

Prepare for Advanced Computer Science Courses. Learn how to program and think like a Computer Scientist

Luay Nakhleh
Joe Warren
John Greiner

Instructors: Luay Nakhleh

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4.8

(2,920 reviews)

Beginner level
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2 months to complete
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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 7 course series

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Category: Python Programming
Category: Event-Driven Programming
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Game Design
Category: Computer Graphics
Category: Data Structures
Category: Interactive Design
Category: Computational Logic
Category: Debugging
Category: Application Development

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Skills you'll gain

Category: Python Programming
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Game Design
Category: Computer Graphics
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Interactive Design
Category: Animation and Game Design

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Category: Probability
Category: Combinatorics
Category: Python Programming
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Simulations
Category: Debugging
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Algorithms
Category: Graphing
Category: Software Testing
Category: Mathematical Theory & Analysis
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Computer Programming

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Structures
Category: Algorithms
Category: Python Programming
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Software Testing
Category: Simulations
Category: Computer Science
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Game Theory
Category: Theoretical Computer Science

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Graph Theory
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Pseudocode
Category: Algorithms
Category: Data Structures
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Computer Science
Category: Python Programming
Category: Theoretical Computer Science

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Algorithms
Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Theoretical Computer Science
Category: Python Programming
Category: Machine Learning Algorithms
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Unsupervised Learning
Category: Data Structures
Category: Analysis

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Programming
Category: Algorithms
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Python Programming
Category: Software Testing
Category: Debugging
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Computer Science
Category: Theoretical Computer Science

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Instructors

Luay Nakhleh
Rice University
5 Courses84,333 learners
Joe Warren
Rice University
11 Courses407,330 learners
John Greiner
Rice University
2 Courses229,388 learners

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