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C Programming: Getting Started - 1
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 11 hours
  • Course by Dartmouth College
  • Offered by

About

Start learning one of the most powerful and widely used programming languages: C. Within moments you will be coding hands-on in a browser tool that will provide instant feedback on your code. The C programming language is one of the most stable and popular programming languages in the world. It helps to power your smartphone, your car's navigation system, robots, drones, trains, and almost all electronic devices. C is used in any circumstances where speed and flexibility are important, such as in embedded systems or high-performance computing. In this course, you will get started with C and learn how to write your first programs, how to make simple computations and print the results to the screen, how to store values in variables and how to repeat instructions using loops. Beginners, even those without any programming experience, will be able to immediately start coding in C with the help of powerful yet simple coding tools right within the web browser. No need to install anything! Why learn C and not another programming language? Did you know that smartphones, your car’s navigation system, robots, drones, trains, and almost all electronic devices have some C-code running under the hood? C is used in any circumstance where speed and flexibility are important, such as in embedded systems or high-performance computing. C is a foundational programming language taught at engineering schools around the world, and represents one of the building blocks of modern computer information technology. Invented in the 1970’s. It is still one of the most stable and popular programming languages in the world. We are excited to introduce you to the world of coding and launch you along your path to becoming a skilled C programmer! This is the first course in the C Programming with Linux Specialization. This series of seven courses will establish your programming skills and unlock doors to careers in computer engineering. This course has received financial support from the Patrick & Lina Drahi Foundation.

Modules

Welcome

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  • Welcome

About this course

    • 6 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Are you ready to start?

6 Readings

  • Course Syllabus
  • Two universities teamed up to offer a new specialization in C Programming with Linux
  • The course team
  • Collaborative MOOC
  • Earn a Specialization from Dartmouth and IMT
  • Get the most out of this course

We want to know more about you

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    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce yourself

1 Readings

  • Pre-course survey

Learning about the tools: Codecast and Taskgrader

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Get to work with Codecast
  • Learn about Taskgrader
  • How to navigate the third party tool?

2 Readings

  • Learn how to use Codecast and Taskgrader
  • Codecast Sandbox

Getting comfortable with your keyboard

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  • Get comfortable with your keyboard

The history of the C programming language

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1 External Tool

  • "Hello world"

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  • History of the C programming language and its inventors, history of ‘hello world’

Defining key terms

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  • Define key terms

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  • Hardware, software, algorithms, ...

Exploring more features of Codecast

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  • Syntax highlighting in Codecast

Interacting on the discussion forum

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Learn how to post your code

1 Readings

  • Learn how to post code on the Coursera forum

Reflect on your learning progress

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  • Self-assess your learning in Welcome and History of C

Technical, general, organisational and other questions

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1 Discussions

  • Technical, general, organizational, and other questions

Writing your first program

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  • "Hello world!" – write and compile

Correcting simple syntax errors

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  • Correct simple syntax errors

Printing text and new lines

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  • Print text and new lines

Printing multiple lines with one printf statement

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  • Print multiple lines with one printf statement

Printing quotation marks, escaping special characters

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  • Print quotation mark and escape special characters

Repeating one instruction with a for loop

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  • Repeat one instruction with a for loop

Repeating a block of instructions with a for loop

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  • Repeat a block of instructions with a for loop

Simple looping errors

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  • Discover the effect of simple looping errors

Commenting your code

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  • Comment your code

Structure of a simple C program

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  • Structure of a simple C program

Reflect on your learning progress

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1 Assignment

  • Self-assess your learning in Printing, loops, and comments

Printing and computing with integers

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  • Print and compute with integers

Using variables

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  • Use variables

Declaring and naming variables

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  • Declare and name variables

Repeating instructions with variables

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  • Use variables in loops

Reading user input

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  • Read user input

Reading user input inside a loop

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  • Use scanf() inside a loop to read multiple user inputs

Reflect on your learning progress

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1 Assignment

  • Self-assess your learning in Integers, variables and user input

Using characters

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  • Declare, assign and print characters with the %c format specifier

Reading characters from the user input

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  • Read characters from the user input

Using decimals

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  • Use decimals

Dividing in C

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  • Divide in C

Finding the remainder

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  • Find the remainder in integer division

Converting integers to decimals

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  • Convert integers to double

Converting decimals to integers

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  • Convert double to integers

Practicing division

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  • Practice division

Reflect on your learning progress

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  • Self-assess your learning in Characters and doubles

Let's continue coding

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    • 1 Readings
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  • Concluding Programming in C: Getting Started

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  • Congratulations

We value your feedback

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  • End of course survey

Auto Summary

Dive into C Programming with this foundational course in IT & Computer Science, led by expert instructors. Perfect for beginners, you'll start coding immediately with browser-based tools—no installation needed. Learn to write your first programs, perform computations, use variables, and master loops. This course, part of the C Programming with Linux Specialization, spans 660 minutes and is available via Starter and Professional subscriptions. Ideal for those aiming to build a solid foundation in computer engineering and high-performance computing.

Rémi SHARROCK
Instructors

Rémi SHARROCK

Petra Bonfert-Taylor
Instructors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor