Introduction to Claude Models

Overview

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Learn how to work with Claude using the Anthropic API to solve real-world tasks and build AI-powered applications.

Unlock the power of Claude to build safe, thoughtful, and high-impact AI experiences. In this course, you'll learn how to work with Claude using the Anthropic API to solve real-world tasks across content generation, summarization, customer support, and more. You'll experiment with Claude’s models to write effective prompts, simulate multi-turn conversations, and build role-based assistants. By the end, you'll be equipped to create applications that combine reliability, reasoning, and structure—all powered by one of today’s most advanced large language models.

Syllabus

Introduction to the Anthropic API

Explore where Claude shines in the LLM landscape and learn to craft your very first prompt. By the end, you’ll be communicating with Claude by sending API requests using the Anthropic API.

Prompting with Claude

Guide Claude in generating, transforming, and controlling content across real-world scenarios. From summarizing complex text to rewriting for different audiences, develop a strong foundation in prompt engineering and experiment with parameters to control Claude's creativity and precision.

Building multi-message interactions

Unlock Claude’s advanced capabilities for handling complex tasks. You’ll prompt it to reason through business decisions, build multi-turn conversations that maintain context, and solve real business problems—from customer support to document analysis—while keeping an eye on cost, safety, and responsible AI use.