Introduction to Programming

Course details

Software Development Fundamentals covers a common set of methodologies used when creating programs with a variety of programming languages. In this course you'll explore how to create programs, what decision structures are, and also explore the basics of object-oriented programming.

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• start the course
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• create a basic C# program
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• define the basic structure of a C# program
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• create variables and constants
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• define different variable data types
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• create arrays
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• use math operators
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• create a basic C# program
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• read a text file and display its contents using C#
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• read a text file and display its contents using C#
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• use if statements
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• use if-else statements
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• use conditional operators
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• use switch statements
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• use while and do-while loops
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• use for and foreach loops
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• implement recursion in software programming
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• use exception handling
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• use try, catch, and finally statements together
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• create a class in C#
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• create objects from a C# class
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• create properties for C# objects
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• reference objects using the this keyword
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• use an object to trigger an event
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• use namespaces with objects
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• implement static members
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• implement structs
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• define the purpose of access modifiers
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• define inheritance in object-oriented programming
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• define inheritance in object-oriented programming
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• recognize introductory programming concepts