C++ Programming: Intermediate Concepts (edX)

This course is designed for learners with limited coding experience, providing a solid foundation of not just C++, but core Computer Science topics that can be transferred to other languages. The modules in this course cover pointers, strings, functions, files, and recursion. Completion of C++ Basics Skills before taking this course is recommended.

To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You’ll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.

This course is part of the C++ Programming: A Hands-on Introduction Professional Certificate.

What you'll learn

- Reference and dereferece variables with pointer operators

- Compare and manipulate strings of text

- Define and use custom functions to improve code readability

- Read and write to text and CSV files

- When and how to use recursion instead of iteration