About this course: Not all programs are created equal. In this course, we'll focus on writing quality code that runs correctly and efficiently. We'll design, code and validate our programs and learn how to compare programs that are addressing the same task.
Created by: University of Toronto
Taught by: Jennifer Campbell, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Department of Computer Science
Taught by: Paul Gries, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Department of Computer Science
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Week 1
7 videos, 10 readings
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Course Logistics
- Reading: Resources
- Video: Palindrome: Approaching the Problem
- Reading: Palindrome: Approaching the Problem
- Video: Palindrome: Algorithm 1
- Reading: Palindrome: Algorithm 1
- Video: Palindrome: Algorithm 2
- Reading: Palindrome: Algorithm 2
- Video: Palindrome: Algorithm 3
- Reading: Palindrome: Algorithm 3
- Video: The Restaurant Recommendations Problem
- Reading: The Restaurant Recommendations Problem
- Video: Restaurant Recommendations: Representing the Data
- Reading: Restaurant Recommendations: Representing the Data
- Video: Restaurant Recommendations: Planning the Program
- Reading: Restaurant Recommendations: Planning the Program
Graded: Week 1 Exercise
WEEK 2
Week 2
6 videos, 6 readings
- Video: Testing Automatically Using doctest
- Reading: Testing Automatically Using doctest
- Video: Writing a '__main__' program
- Reading: Writing a '__main__' program
- Video: Creating Your Own Types
- Reading: Creating Your Own Types
- Video: Testing Automatically Using unittest
- Reading: Testing Automatically Using unittest
- Video: Choosing Test Cases
- Reading: Choosing Test Cases
- Video: Testing Functions that Mutate Values
- Reading: Testing Functions that Mutate Values
Graded: Week 2 Exercise
Graded: Writing test cases
WEEK 3
Week 3
7 videos, 7 readings
- Video: Analyzing Algorithms
- Reading: Analyzing Algorithms
- Video: Linear Search
- Reading: Linear Search
- Video: Binary Search
- Reading: Binary Search
- Video: Comparing Search Algorithms
- Reading: Comparing Search Algorithms
- Video: Bubble Sort
- Reading: Bubble Sort
- Video: Selection Sort
- Reading: Selection Sort
- Video: Insertion Sort
- Reading: Insertion Sort
Graded: Week 3 Exercise
WEEK 4
Week 4
4 videos, 4 readings
- Video: Creating a New Type
- Reading: Creating a New Type
- Video: Plugging Into Python Syntax
- Reading: Plugging Into Python Syntax
- Video: Writing Special Method __str__
- Reading: Writing Special Method __str__
- Video: Writing Classes That Interact
- Reading: Writing Classes That Interact
Graded: Week 4 Exercise
WEEK 5
Week 5
3 videos, 3 readings
- Video: Passing Functions as Arguments
- Reading: Passing Functions as Arguments
- Video: Assigning Parameters Default Values
- Reading: Assigning Parameters Default Values
- Video: Dealing with Exceptional Situations
- Reading: Dealing with Exceptional Situations
Graded: Rat Race
FAQs
How It Works
Coursework
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University of Toronto
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Ratings and Reviews
Another great learning course from Jen and Paul!
A good coverage of some intermediate level python techniques. I liked the section on testing and the peer reviewed assignment. However, I felt it would have been good to have one more assignment to practice the algorithms section of the course.
Course was very meticoulusly planned and structured. The teachers are simply amazing and I couldn't recommend them more. However, it seams to me that the final task was a bit to ambitious, at least for me. It got me stranded staring at the screen. Perhaps it is just me, but I don't know. Anyway - 5 stars from me.
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Excellent course and thank you for the instructors make programming a very joyful experience to a newbie and a veteran