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Coding for Everyone: C and C++ SpecializationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz

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This course is for experienced C programmers who want to program in C++. The examples and exercises require a basic understanding of algorithms and object-oriented software.

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Coding for Everyone: C and C++ Specialization

Approx. 15 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Graph Theory
C++11
Standard Template Library
C++

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Course 4 of 4 in the

Coding for Everyone: C and C++ Specialization

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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Ira Pohl

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University of California, Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz is an outstanding public research university with a deep commitment to undergraduate education. It’s a place that connects people and programs in unexpected ways while providing unparalleled opportunities for students to learn through hands-on experience.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

STL and the game of Hex

This module looks at the architecture of the Standard Template Library. It is especially important to understand how iterators are used to access container to produce highly efficient generic algorithms. The module also includes the important new style of function object—the lambda expression.

3 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 157 min), 1 reading

16 videos

Welcome to C++ for C Programmers, Part B5m

1.1 Overview10m

1.2 New in C++115m

1.3 Standard Template Library9m

1.4 Iterator Categories11m

1.5 Example Poker Probability26m

1.6 Bidirectional Iterator8m

1.7 Random Access Iterator6m

1.8 STL: Overview of Containers10m

1.9 Associative Containers11m

1.10 STL: Algorithms Library6m

1.11 Non-mutating Algorithm7m

1.12 Lambda Expressions: for_each Function11m

1.13 Numerical algorithms6m

1.14 Functional Objects9m

1.15 Defined Function Object Classes: Function Adapters7m

1 reading

Topics, readings & files10m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Hex as a graph and Inheritance

This module shows how Hex can be played as a game on a graph. This involves its representation as an undirected graph in C++. The module explores the inheritance logic and syntax of C++. A principal example is the base class student and a derived class grad_student.

3 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 138 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

14 videos

2.1 Tic-Tac-Toe to Hex19m

2.2 Homework Basic Hex Program4m

2.3 Basics of Inheritance13m

2.4 Traits and Inheritance7m

2.5 Virtual Member Functions10m

2.6 C++ Feature: 'final'1m

2.7 Topics on Inheritance1m

2.8 Hex Overview15m

2.9 One Style for a 11x11 Hex Graph6m

2.10 The Inheritance Mechanism10m

2.11 A Derived Class: grad_student18m

2.12 Students and Graduate Students12m

2.13 Virtual Function Selection10m

2.14 Confusion with Overloading5m

1 reading

Topics, homework, readings & files10m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Hex and the use of AI and C++ Move semantics

This module explains Min-Max and the Alpha-Beta algorithm for game playing. Its programming topics include C++ 11 Move semantics and a detailed example of referential garbage collection.

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 133 min), 1 reading

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Monte Carlo Hex Program, Further advanced C++ Topics and Patterns

This module shows how to use Monte Carlo evaluation in complex games such as Hex and Go. This had led top championship level play in both these games. The module discusses C++ assertions and exceptions for error handling and the new C++ 11 feature static asserts. Finally, the last part of the module introduces the idea of “Design Pattern”, a feature of modern OO programming.

4 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 178 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

16 videos

4.1 Assertion & Exception Handling17m

4.2 Monte Carlo12m

4.3 Basic Monte Carlo Idea5m

4.4 Simple Idea for Generating Board7m

4.5 MC - Go (2006)16m

4.6 Asserts and Exceptions18m

4.7 Static Asserts - New C++11 Feature8m

4.8 Exceptions13m

4.9 C++11 & Design Patterns18m

4.10 C++11 Standard12m

4.11 Thread8m

4.12 <tuple> C++11 New Library12m

4.13 The Bigger Picture10m

4.14 Factory Method6m

4.15 Factory Code; C++ 11 Example3m

4.16 Adapter Pattern6m

1 reading

Topics, homework, readings & files10m

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About the Coding for Everyone: C and C++ Specialization

This Specialization is intended for all programming enthusiasts, as well as beginners, computer and other scientists, and artificial intelligence enthusiasts seeking to develop their programming skills in the foundational languages of C and C++. Through the four courses — two in C, and two in C++ — you will cover the basics of programming in C and move on to the more advanced C++ semantics and syntax, which will prepare you to apply these skills to a number of higher-level problems using AI algorithms and Monte Carlo evaluation in complex games.

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