Programming Concepts

(PROG-CPTS.AA1)/ISBN:978-1-64459-265-6

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Gain computer programming skills with the Programming Concepts course and lab. The course and lab will also help you learn programming fundamentals including control structures, detection of ranges using branches, operators, order of evaluation, functions, algorithms, and many more. This computer programming course also provides an understanding of the software design process, unified modeling language, and UML in the systems development life cycle.

Lessons

6+ Lessons | 54+ Quizzes | 66+ Flashcards | 66+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

40+ Pre Assessment Questions | 40+ Post Assessment Questions |

Video Lessons

7+ Videos | 16+ Minutes

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Lessons 1: Introduction

  • About Programming
  • Need of Programming
  • Programming Basics
  • Information Representation
  • Basics of Pseudocode
  • Summary

Lessons 2: Programming Fundamentals

  • Variables and Assignments
  • Identifiers
  • Arithmetic Expressions
  • Floating-Point Numbers
  • Using Math Functions
  • Random Numbers
  • Type Conversions
  • Data Types
  • Constants
  • Pseudocode: Variables and Assignments
  • Array
  • Summary

Lessons 3: Control Structures

  • Branches
  • Detecting Ranges using Branches
  • Operators
  • Order of Evaluation
  • Loops
  • Pseudocode: Loops
  • Summary

Lessons 4: Functions

  • User-Defined Function Basics
  • Return Statement
  • Reasons for Defining Functions
  • Functions with Branches/Loops
  • Pseudocode: Functions
  • Summary

Lessons 5: Algorithms

  • Introduction to Algorithms
  • Algorithm Efficiency
  • Searching Algorithms
  • Sorting Algorithms
  • Heuristics
  • Summary

Lessons 6: Software Terminologies and Languages

  • Software Design Process
  • Unified Modeling Language
  • UML in the Systems Development Life Cycle
  • Comparing the Waterfall and Agile Approaches
  • Language Survey
  • Libraries
  • Summary