From the first line of Python to algorithms, software engineering and machine learning. ≈ 10 h a week over 40 weeks.
Learn to program in Python, from the first script to interactive programs, then tackle recursion, search and graphs.
Project: The Fundamentals of Computing final exam, then a Python strategy game with a minimax AI and a test suite.
Open the semesterS2 · 207 hLearn to prove, count and reason about graphs, master basic linear algebra and the statistics modern computing needs.
Project: UCSD's Delivery Problem project (travelling salesman), then a small RSA implementation with tests.
Open the semesterS3 · 168 hUnderstand memory, pointers and compilation with C, then object-oriented programming with Java.
Project: The recommender system from Duke's final course, then a mini Unix shell in C with redirections and pipes.
Open the semesterS4 · 211 hChoose and implement the right data structures, then design and analyse efficient algorithms.
Project: The UCSD capstone (social network analysis in Java), then a benchmark comparing five sorting and shortest-path algorithms.
Open the semesterS5 · 210 hMove from a program that works to maintainable software: design, architecture, agile lifecycle and automated testing.
Project: A software project run in pairs over two sprints: design with patterns, product backlog, automated tests and continuous integration.
Open the semesterS6 · 228 hBroaden the profile: design secure software, program concurrency in Go, build for the web and use machine learning.
Project: The final project: a secure web application, served by a concurrent Go service, with a machine-learning recommendation feature.
Open the semesterFrom the first line of Python to algorithms, software engineering and machine learning.