CS50x 2025 - Lecture 0 - Scratch
Computer Science. Computational Thinking. Problem Solving: Inputs, Outputs. Representation: Unary, Binary, Decimal, ASCII, Unicode, RGB. Abstraction. Algorithms. Running Times. Pseudocode. Scratch: Functions, Arguments, Return Values; Variables; Boolean Expressions, Conditionals; Loops; Events;...
Intermediate - 119 min - Software & IT - CS50
The full course: Learn Computer Science free
What you'll need
- Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
- Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
- Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
- Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.
Books
- Code by Charles Petzold - View on Amazon
- Grokking Algorithms by Aditya Y. Bhargava - View on Amazon
- Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell - View on Amazon
- The Self-Taught Programmer by Cory Althoff - View on Amazon
- Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian - View on Amazon
- Computer science by J. Glenn Brookshear - View on Amazon
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