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About the Course

The basis for education in the last millennium was “reading, writing, and arithmetic;” now it is reading, writing, and computing. Learning to program is an essential part of the education of every student, not just in the sciences and engineering, but in the arts, social sciences, and humanities, as well. Beyond direct applications, it is the first step in understanding the nature of computer science’s undeniable impact on the modern world. This course covers the first half of our book Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach (the second half is covered in our Coursera course Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines). Our intent is to teach programming to those who need or want to learn it, in a scientific context. We begin by introducing basic programming elements such as variables, conditionals, loops, arrays, and I/O. Next, we turn to functions, introducing key concepts such as recursion, modular programming, and code reuse. Then, we present a modern introduction to object-oriented programming. We use the Java programming language and teach basic skills for computational problem solving that are applicable in many modern computing environments. Proficiency in Java is a goal, but we focus on fundamental concepts in programming, not Java per se. All the features of this course are available for free. People who are interested in digging deeper into the content may wish to obtain the textbook Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach (upon which the course is based) or to visit the website introcs.cs.princeton.edu for a wealth of additional material. This course does not offer a certificate upon completion....

Top reviews

NK

Jun 15, 2021

Can't wait to get into the second part of the course. The best programming course ever provided for free of cost. The techniques used are backed by mathematical thinking. It is just awesome.

HT

Nov 25, 2021

This is my first course in Coursera. If you are beginner, you should watch videos, read the booksite and the book that covering this course. It simply needs a lot of hard work !

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By Soumyajit G

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Dec 21, 2021

good course and easy to uunderstand

By nagappa g

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Jun 8, 2021

hii

when will send the Certificate

By Atakan Y

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Apr 23, 2021

could be more, but still excellent!

By Premanshu D B

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Oct 30, 2025

It was a great learning experience

By YASH S

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Feb 5, 2025

This course is very well designed.

By Vivek V

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Jan 10, 2022

Really helped with my AP CS waiver

By Cheung W C

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Jul 16, 2021

Good course on Java prorgramming.

By Himanshu A

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Oct 23, 2020

good intro course for programming.

By Zhong Y

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Aug 28, 2020

Prof. Sedgwich is a real artist!!!

By VV H

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Sep 30, 2021

Very stuctured and solid course.

By sivasankari.P

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Jun 1, 2021

when came completed certificate?

By Yusuf T

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Jun 29, 2020

Great course by great teachers!

By Wei P X

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Oct 13, 2019

very very helpful for beginners

By Alexander A

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Jul 14, 2023

This course was so impressive.

By Ignacio L

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Mar 11, 2024

Exceptional first Java Course

By Gilbert R

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Oct 1, 2024

well-structured and rigorous

By Massimiliano G

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Apr 28, 2022

Very good course. Thank you.

By Yao-Wen M

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Oct 18, 2020

I really love this Sedegwick

By Petar R

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Feb 6, 2020

Great intro to Java concepts

By TRẦN T Đ

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Feb 7, 2024

Good and Challenging course

By Zhe L

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Dec 8, 2021

5 stars for the assignments

By Joseph L

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May 27, 2020

It's really a great course!

By Erzurum

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Oct 23, 2024

Videolar çok açıklayıcıydı

By Sofyan A

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Dec 2, 2021

Excellent and Instructive

By TESSY A A

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May 3, 2024

Very detailed and helpful