Brad Richardson
8.6/10
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Product is rated as #61 in category Programming
Learn one of the oldest programming languages. Fortran is still in common use for high–performance scientific and engineering applications. If you’re new to programming, and especially if you’re in a math, science or engineering field, this is a great course to get started with.
We talk about getting your computer initially set up, programming fundamentals, including variables, looping and branching constructs, modules and derived types. We even go into some tips for growing and organizing your programs towards the end of the course.
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Specification: Fortran For Beginners
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| Price | $17.99 |
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| Duration | 4 hours |
| Year | 2020 |
| Level | Beginner |
| Language | English |
| Certificate | Yes |
| Quizzes | Yes |
Sy42world –
I wanted to learn FORTRAN from basics, so that this course is suited for me.
S. Kinoshita –
Overall a great course. As this is a beginner’s course, it would have been goof if there was more coverage on the basics such as the compiler options and what the various files are. Half way through Section 3, the difficulty rises significantly with the instructor’s examples using statements with options that have not been explained. As the instructor mentioned, even the most experienced still search the net etc. for pointers. This is what I had to do, especially after mid way through Section 3. One of the best ways to learn programming is to try various thing on your own, but I did feel at times that there was quite a bit of such homework. Some of the videos also quite long e.g. over 20min. Felt that some of these sections could have been broken into smaller sections with relatively easier coding examples. With all that said, the instructor is clear in his presentation and it is a well thought out course. Would recommend this course to anyone starting out on Fortran.
Scott Morgan –
This course is solid as an introduction to Fortran and does a good job leading you through from having nothing installed on your computer to compiling and running a surprisingly complex little program. The early lessons are slow to introduce the absolute basics, but it picks up quickly, and new lessons build on previous ones really well. It takes some self discipline to genuinely try the assignments rather than just submitting something to move on, so you’ll get out of this course what you put in.