Course Information
Course Overview
Programming fundamentals: Learn how to program computers, clear and easy, with no prerequisites!
Have you ever wanted to know how computers are programmed? Have you tried to learn, but got discouraged but too much maths, too much technology, too much studying? This course will explain everything from scratch, step by step and idea by idea, and you won't need anything but the four basic operations. (Psst! Actually you don't even need division.)
You're going to discover what makes a computer tick, how these machines are programmed, and what are the secrets that enable programmers to get along with them -- all in short, easy and synthesised video lectures. The course begins at an absolute zero, and will guide you all the way to using a modern programming language, called Ruby.
All this is taught using presentation, animations, videos of wires and coloured lights, playing card games and imagination exercises about people from different universes. There's one single assignment at the end, and you'll also find a few resources to help you on your way.
After completing this course you'll be able to carry on by yourself, or choose a more advanced course, without any fear that you'll get bogged down in strange or scary concepts!
This is the English translation of a successful course that I've been teaching for many years. There are students of this course who today have rewarding careers as programmers. You can have one, too!
Course Content
- 8 section(s)
- 86 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 About Computers
- Section 3 About Programming
- Section 4 Algorithms and Flowcharts
- Section 5 The Architecture of a Computer
- Section 6 Editors
- Section 7 The Ruby Programming Language
- Section 8 Conclusion
What You’ll Learn
- You'll understand how computers work, how they are programmed, how to design a program, and you'll get a solid base to continue your education.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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RRonald Hinton
He is staying turn to the name, "From Absolute Zero". Great starting point for a "non" technical person. I am a Senior Software Engineer who is seeking to "rehash" basic programming knowledge. So this is good for me. I gained experience from "on the job" training.
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NNomfundo Mgaga
Very detailed course and the lecturer is very knowledgeable about the subject.
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IIniyaa Anand kumar
Good
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TTeerapipat S
This course makes it easy to understand programming logic. If he provided more examples of Ruby programming and its applications, it would be even better.