Computing

Sort options

Boltzmann Law: Physics to Computing (edX)

Mar 25th 2024
Boltzmann Law: Physics to Computing (edX)
Course Auditing
Categories
Effort
Languages
Provides a unified perspective connecting equilibrium statistical mechanics with stochastic neural networks and quantum computing. A unique course that connects three diverse fields using the unifying concept of a state-space with 2^N dimensions defined by N binary bits.

Teach kids computing: Computing Systems and Networks (edX)

Self Paced
Teach kids computing: Computing Systems and Networks (edX)
Course Auditing
Categories
Effort
Languages
Increase your knowledge of computing systems and networks, and plan how you will teach young children about this topic, in this course from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Whether standalone, connected in a local network, or plugged into the internet, computers are central to many everyday tasks and routines. It's [...]

Teach computing: moving from Scratch to Python (edX)

Self Paced
Teach computing: moving from Scratch to Python (edX)
Course Auditing
Categories
Effort
Languages
Support learners to use the thinking & programming skills they learnt in Scratch in the text-based programming language Python. Block-based programming languages like Scratch make it simple to learn and teach programming. But once your students have mastered it, it's time to move on to a text-based programming language [...]

Computing in Python IV: Objects & Algorithms (edX)

Learn about recursion, search and sort algorithms, and object-oriented programming in Python. Complete your introductory knowledge of computer science with this final course on objects and algorithms. Now that you've learned about complex control structures and data structures, learn to develop programs that more intuitively leverage your natural understanding [...]

Computing in Python III: Data Structures (edX)

Learn more complex ways of handling data, including files, lists, and dictionaries for building complex programs. Build on your existing knowledge of conditionals, loops, and functions by studying more about complex Python data structures, including strings, lists, dictionaries, and file input and output. [...]

Computing in Python II: Control Structures (edX)

Learn about control structures, one of the most powerful parts of programming. This course covers conditionals, loops, functions, and error handling, specifically in Python but with broader applicability to other languages as well. Building on your prior knowledge of variables and operators, this course gets into the meat of [...]

Computing in Python I: Fundamentals and Procedural Programming (edX)

Learn the fundamentals of computing in Python, including variables, operators, and writing and debugging your own programs. This course starts from the beginning, covering the basics of how a computer interprets lines of code; how to write programs, evaluate their output, and revise the code itself; how to work [...]

How Computers Work: Demystifying Computation (edX)

Self Paced
How Computers Work: Demystifying Computation (edX)
Course Auditing
Categories
Effort
Languages
Explore the fundamentals of computing: computer architecture, binary logic, data processing, circuits & more. On this course, you’ll gain an understanding of how computers work at a fundamental level.

Computer Programming for Everyone (FutureLearn)

Discover the art of computer programming and learn what code can do with the Institute of Coding and the University of Leeds. Explore computer programming and complete block-language programming exercises. What are computers good at and how can you get the best out of them? On this course, you’ll [...]

Get Started Teaching Computing in Primary Schools: Preparing to teach 5 - 11 year olds (edX)

Self Paced
Get Started Teaching Computing in Primary Schools: Preparing to teach 5 - 11 year olds (edX)
Course Auditing
Categories
Effort
Languages
Explore a range of strategies for teaching computing to primary school pupils (aged 5 to 11 years old). During this course, you will investigate the rationale for teaching computing to primary school pupils, looking at how computing has shaped the world we live in and how computers influence all [...]