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In 40 episodes, Carrie Anne Philbin teaches you computer science! This course is based on introductory college-level material as well as the AP Computer Science Principles guidelines. By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Outline the history of computers and the design decisions that gave us modern computers
  • Describe the basic elements of programming and software
  • Identify the basic components of computer hardware and what they do
  • Describe how computers are used and how that has evolved over time
  • Appreciate how far computers have come and how far they might take us

Syllabus

Crash Course Computer Science Preview.
Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #1.
Electronic Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #2.
Boolean Logic & Logic Gates: Crash Course Computer Science #3.
Representing Numbers and Letters with Binary: Crash Course Computer Science #4.
How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science #5.
Registers and RAM: Crash Course Computer Science #6.
The Central Processing Unit (CPU): Crash Course Computer Science #7.
Instructions & Programs: Crash Course Computer Science #8.
Advanced CPU Designs: Crash Course Computer Science #9.
Early Programming: Crash Course Computer Science #10.
The First Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11.
Programming Basics: Statements & Functions: Crash Course Computer Science #12.
Intro to Algorithms: Crash Course Computer Science #13.
Data Structures: Crash Course Computer Science #14.
Alan Turing: Crash Course Computer Science #15.
Software Engineering: Crash Course Computer Science #16.
Integrated Circuits & Moore’s Law: Crash Course Computer Science #17.
Operating Systems: Crash Course Computer Science #18.
Memory & Storage: Crash Course Computer Science #19.
Files & File Systems: Crash Course Computer Science #20.
Compression: Crash Course Computer Science #21.
Keyboards & Command Line Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science #22.
Screens & 2D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science #23.
The Cold War and Consumerism: Crash Course Computer Science #24.
The Personal Computer Revolution: Crash Course Computer Science #25.
Graphical User Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science #26.
3D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science #27.
Computer Networks: Crash Course Computer Science #28.
The Internet: Crash Course Computer Science #29.
The World Wide Web: Crash Course Computer Science #30.
Cybersecurity: Crash Course Computer Science #31.
Hackers & Cyber Attacks: Crash Course Computer Science #32.
Cryptography: Crash Course Computer Science #33.
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Crash Course Computer Science #34.
Computer Vision: Crash Course Computer Science #35.
Natural Language Processing: Crash Course Computer Science #36.
Robots: Crash Course Computer Science #37.
Psychology of Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #38.
Educational Technology: Crash Course Computer Science #39.
The Singularity, Skynet, and the Future of Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #40.

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    Latfan Deepro @deepro
    the course was simply great. I got to learn so many things on this particular agenda. the descriptions, elaborative speeches helped me to fully understand all the details of it and made me a scope to advance more in this sector.
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    Ron T
    The Computer Science course is well-structured and highly relevant in today’s technology-driven world. It provides a strong foundation in core concepts such as programming, data structures, algorithms, computer networks, databases, and operating systems. The syllabus balances theoretical knowledge with practical application, which helps students understand how concepts are used in real-world scenarios.
  • Nurislombek Ergashev
    “This course was an amazing introduction to computer science. The lessons were clear, well-structured, and easy to follow. I really enjoyed how the instructors explained complex topics in a simple way, and I learned so many new concepts that will help me in my future studies. Highly recommend this course to beginners who want to start learning computer science.”
  • Rahim Khaliq
    the course was really helpful and it really helped me, for my course and i will recommend it to others.
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