Computer Theory online courses and MOOCs - student reviews
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Linear and Integer Programming
This course will cover the very basic ideas in optimization. Topics include the basic theory and algorithms behind linear and integer linear programming along with some of the important application...
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soesilo wijono
6 years, 1 month ago
I agree this is another one best course from Coursera. Well structured, with a
lot of examples given in the video lecture and PDF slides. Yo...
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Ruby on Rails Web Services and Integration with MongoDB
In this course, we will explore MongoDB, a very popular NoSQL database and Web Services concepts and integrate them both with Ruby on Rails. MongoDB is a used to handle documents with a pre-defined...
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Algorithms, Part II
This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of J...
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7 years, 1 month ago
Bob Sedgewick is pretty gifted in making very difficult ideas understandable.
The programming assignments are spectacular. In one you get to...
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Introduction to Computational Arts
This multidisciplinary production class serves as an introduction to, and exploration of electronic media in the arts. Lectures will cover concepts and presentations of artists working in various c...
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Sandra
6 years, 6 months ago
This course had the potential to be really good. The subject is pretty
interesting, the lecturers were pretty good at presenting it clearly ...
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Machine Learning: Regression
Case Study - Predicting Housing Prices
In our first case study, predicting house prices, you will create models that predict a continuous value (price) from input features (square footage, number ...
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Volker Hadamschek
4 years, 6 months ago
I like this course a lot. It is much harder than course 1 of this coursera specialization which makes sense. It suprised me in a positive wa...
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Algorithms, Part I
This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of J...
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Homer Thompson
6 years, 4 months ago
I said this in my review of Part II, but it applies equally well to Part I:
For anyone who loves programming, this is a truly memorable cour...
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Finding Hidden Messages in DNA (Bioinformatics I)
This course begins a series of classes illustrating the power of computing in modern biology. Please join us on the frontier of bioinformatics to look for hidden messages in DNA without ever needin...
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Steven Frank
4 years, 3 months ago
This course begins a six-part series on bioinformatics algorithms that works its way through the excellent textbook written by Professors Pe...
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HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers
Do you realize that the only functionality of a web application that the user directly interacts with is through the web page? Implement it poorly and, to the user, the server-side becomes irreleva...
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Advanced Data Structures in Java
How does Google Maps plan the best route for getting around town given current traffic conditions? How does an internet router forward packets of network traffic to minimize delay? How does an ai...
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Saša Tatar
4 years, 5 months ago
I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn about graphs and other advanced data structures.
The course is real...
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Introduction to Genomic Technologies
This course introduces you to the basic biology of modern genomics and the experimental tools that we use to measure it. We'll introduce the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology and cover how next-ge...
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Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach
Do you have data and wonder what it can tell you? Do you need a deeper understanding of the core ways in which machine learning can improve your business? Do you want to be able to converse with ...
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Borys Zibrov
4 years, 6 months ago
First of all, this is entry level very easy introductory course. It should give you general topic awareness, overview of things you can achi...
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Intro to Theoretical Computer Science
This class teaches you about basic concepts in theoretical computer science -- such as NP-completeness -- and what they imply for solving tough algorithmic problems.
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Greg Hamel
6 years, 9 months ago
Introduction to theoretical computer science is all about identifying and
tackling hard problems. The quality of the material and instructio...
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Machine Learning: Clustering & Retrieval
Case Studies: Finding Similar Documents
A reader is interested in a specific news article and you want to find similar articles to recommend. What is the right notion of similarity? Moreover, wh...
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Applied Cryptography
Cryptography is present in everyday life, from paying with a credit card to using the telephone. Learn all about making and breaking puzzles in computing.
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Ruslan Bes
7 years, 6 months ago
I took this course after the Dan Boneh's "Cryptography" class so I want to
compare them a little bit. This class is much more practical than...
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Logic: Language and Information 1
This is an introduction to formal logic and how it is applied in computer science, electronic engineering, linguistics and philosophy. You will learn propositional logic—its language, interpretatio...
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leonard mangini
6 years, 1 month ago
Superior pedagogy- well planned, well presented, thorough, deep, excellent
examples, entire free online faculty textbook, multiple applicati...
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Genomic Data Science and Clustering (Bioinformatics V)
How do we infer which genes orchestrate various processes in the cell? How did humans migrate out of Africa and spread around the world? In this class, we will see that these two seemingly differe...
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Command Line Tools for Genomic Data Science
Introduces to the commands that you need to manage and analyze directories, files, and large sets of genomic data. This is the fourth course in the Genomic Big Data Science Specialization from John...
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Genome Sequencing (Bioinformatics II)
Biologists still cannot read the nucleotides of an entire genome as you would read a book from beginning to end. However, they can read short pieces of DNA. In this course, we will see how graph th...
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Molecular Evolution (Bioinformatics IV)
In this course, we will see how evolutionary trees resolve quandaries from finding the origin of a deadly virus to locating the birthplace of modern humans. We will then use methods from computatio...
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Comparing Genes, Proteins, and Genomes (Bioinformatics III)
After sequencing genomes, we would like to compare them. We will see that dynamic programming is a powerful algorithmic tool when we compare two genes (i.e., short sequences of DNA) or two proteins...
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Logic: Language and Information 2
This is an introduction to predicate logic and how it is applied in computer science, electronic engineering, linguistics, mathematics and philosophy. Building on your knowledge of propositional lo...
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Enhance Your Career and Employability Skills
Learn how to make effective decisions about your future career and how to take control of your professional development by honing your critical thinking and employability skills.
Suitable for anyon...
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Algorithms for DNA Sequencing
We will learn computational methods -- algorithms and data structures -- for analyzing DNA sequencing data. We will learn a little about DNA, genomics, and how DNA sequencing is used. We will use ...
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Finding Mutations in DNA and Proteins (Bioinformatics VI)
In previous courses in the Specialization, we have discussed how to sequence and compare genomes. This course will cover advanced topics in finding mutations lurking within DNA and proteins.
In th...
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Introduction to Logic
This course is an introduction to Logic from a computational perspective. It shows how to encode information in the form of logical sentences; it shows how to reason with information in this form; ...
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Pensamiento algorítmico
¿Qué es un algoritmo? ¿Cómo se hace un diagrama de flujo? ¿Qué es un pseudocódigo? ¿Cómo me pueden ayudar a resolver problemas cotidianos?
Este curso básico de computación te ayudará a desarrollar...
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Mastering the Software Engineering Interview
You’ve hit a major milestone as a computer scientist and are becoming a capable programmer. You now know how to solve problems, write algorithms, and analyze solutions; and you have a wealth of too...
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Jeanne Boyarsky
4 years, 4 months ago
The videos were great as were the discussion forums and instructor interaction. It was great seeing what entry level programmers are taught ...
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Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 1
In this course you will learn several fundamental principles of algorithm design: divide-and-conquer methods, graph algorithms, practical data structures (heaps, hash tables, search trees), randomi...
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Afref Fetter
7 years, 7 months ago
Prior experience in the field: Some basic reading on algorithms/data
structures. Like: Covered many interesting topics, although most involv...
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Algorithmic Thinking (Part 1)
Experienced Computer Scientists analyze and solve computational problems at a level of abstraction that is beyond that of any particular programming language. This two-part class is designed to tr...
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Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 2
In this course you will learn several fundamental principles of advanced algorithm design: greedy algorithms and applications; dynamic programming and applications; NP-completeness and what it mean...
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Greg Hamel
6 years, 6 months ago
Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 2 picks up where part 1 left off.
Several of the algorithms and discussions in Part 2 refer back to co...
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Compilers
This self-paced course will discuss the major ideas used today in the implementation of programming language compilers, including lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation, abstract sy...
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posted anonymously
5 years, 7 months ago
I like the overall course content but I think the step is too high from the
first part of the course (lexical analysis, parsing) to the seco...
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An Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing
This course will introduce you to the multidisciplinary field of consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing. It will go through to the basic concepts of the human brain, the elements of the consumer ...
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Internet of Things & Augmented Reality Emerging Technologies
What is the Internet of Things? What is augmented reality? This course deals with the new emerging technologies of IoT (Internet of Things) and AR (Augmented Reality).
IoT is a new emerging techno...
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Alexandre Tsunoda
4 years, 5 months ago
First of all, IT is not my field, So, I was looking for a Overview of this subject.
Because it's from Yonsei University (Top Korean Unive...
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Principles of Computing (Part 2)
This two-part course introduces the basic mathematical and programming principles that underlie much of Computer Science. Students will refine their programming skills as well as learn the basics ...
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Automata
This course covers finite automata, context-free grammars, Turing machines, undecidable problems, and intractable problems (NP-completeness).
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Patrix Rembang
7 years, 2 months ago
I took this course when it premiered. While Prof. Ullman is a brilliant man,
the length of the video (30+ minutes), and maybe my lack of mat...
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Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners
Are you interested in learning how to program (in Python) within a scientific setting?
This course will cover algorithms for solving various biological problems along with a handful of programming...
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Finding Hidden Messages in DNA (Bioinformatics I)
Named a top 50 MOOC of all time by Class Central!
This course begins a series of classes illustrating the power of computing in modern biology. Please join us on the frontier of bioinformatics to ...
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Introduction to Logic
This course is an introduction to Logic from a computational perspective. It shows how to encode information in the form of logical sentences; it shows how to reason with information in this form; ...
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Analytic Combinatorics
Analytic Combinatorics teaches a calculus that enables precise quantitative predictions of large combinatorial structures. This course introduces the symbolic method to derive functional relations ...
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Analysis of Algorithms
This course teaches a calculus that enables precise quantitative predictions of large combinatorial structures. In addition, this course covers generating functions and real asymptotics and then in...
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数据结构与算法 Data Structures and Algorithms
“数据结构与算法”是计算机学科中的核心基础课程。课程的主要目标培养学生较全面地理解基本数据结构的概念和经典算法的思想及各种实现方法，掌握数据结构和算法的设计分析技术。根据所求解问题的性质选择合理的数据结构并对时间空间复杂性进行必要的控制，提高程序设计的质量。使得学生在将来的学习、研究和工作中，具备设计和实现高效的数据结构和算法的能力。
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Finding Mutations in DNA and Proteins (Bioinformatics VI)
In this class, we will compare DNA from an individual against a reference human genome to find potentially disease-causing mutations. We will also learn how to identify the function of a protein ev...
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Conception et mise en œuvre d'algorithmes.
Modéliser un problème, concevoir un algorithme de résolution et en proposer une implémentation correcte. Du problème à sa solution, ce cours combine approches pragmatique, pratique et théorique de ...
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Introduction to Computational Arts: Processing
In this 5-week course we’ll introduce the fundamentals of programming in Processing, an accessible introduction to combining arts and computing. The course will provide the essentials of programmin...
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Machine Learning: Recommender Systems & Dimensionality Reduction
Case Study: Recommending Products
How does Amazon recommend products you might be interested in purchasing? How does Netflix decide which movies or TV shows you might want to watch? What if you ...
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Cryptography II
Learn about the inner workings of cryptographic primitives and protocols and how to apply this knowledge in real-world applications. A free textbook covering the material in the course is availabl...
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Algorithms, Part II
This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of J...
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Principles of Computing (Part 1)
This two-part course introduces the basic mathematical and programming principles that underlie much of Computer Science. Students will refine their programming skills as well as learn the basics ...
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离散数学概论 Discrete Mathematics Generality
本课程面向非计算机软件专业本科生及相关IT行业从业人士，介绍计算机科学和信息技术理论基础的概念和思想方法。
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Aprenda a ensinar programação com o Programaê!
O curso "Aprenda a ensinar programação com o Programaê!" tem como objetivo apoiar professores no desenvolvimento de suas aulas com o ‘Programaê!’, um movimento que quer aproximar a programação do c...
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