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University of London
Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Computer Systems, Development Environment, Web Applications, Debugging, Graphing, Program Development, Computer Networking, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming Tools, Usability, Arithmetic, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Cybersecurity, Software Development Tools, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, General Mathematics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Graph Theory, Development Environment, Data Storage, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Algorithms, Data Storage Technologies, Debugging, Program Development, Database Systems, Database Theory, Network Routing, Computational Thinking
Princeton University
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Java, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Algorithms, Debugging
Computer science is the study of computer hardware and software. As a discipline, it encompasses subject matter from artificial intelligence and cryptography to computer engineering and software development and touches a variety of industries, including game development, financial services, and government.
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