OSSU - Computer Science

🎯 What This Repository Is About

This repository is dedicated to tracking my journey through the OSSU Computer Science curriculum. This curriculum is a complete path to obtaining a strong foundation in computer science, covering a wide range of topics from programming to systems, theory, and applications.

📚 What I’m Doing

I am dedicated to self-paced learning, focusing on mastering the fundamentals of computer science. I will document my progress here, including:

• Notes and summaries of key concepts
• Code implementations and projects
• Solutions to problem sets
• Reflections and takeaways from each course

📈 Current Progress

Systematic Program Design - Part 1

Module	Status
0: Introduction	Completed
1a: Beginning Student Language	Completed
1b: How to Design Functions	Completed
2: How to Design Data	In Progress

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📝 Detailed Learning Path & Progress

The OSSU curriculum contains several topics, each with multiple courses. Below is a table listing all the main areas of study.

📚 Intro CS

✅ Introduction to Programming

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Introduction to programming	simple programs simple data structures	-

✅ Introduction to Computer Science

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming using Python	computation imperative programming basic data structures and algorithms	-

📚 Core CS

Core Programming

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Systematic Program Design	BSL HtDF	link	-
Class-based Program Design	-	-	-
Programming Languages, Part A	-	-	-
Programming Languages, Part B	-	-	-
Programming Languages, Part C	-	-	-
Object-Oriented Design	-	-	-
Software Architecture	-	-	-

Core math

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Calculus 1A: Differentiation	-	-	-
Calculus 1B: Integration	-	-	-
Calculus 1C: Coordinate Systems & Infinite Series	-	-	-
Mathematics for Computer Science	-	-	-

CS Tools

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
The Missing Semester of Your CS Education	-	-	-

Core Systems

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (alternative)	-	-	-
Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: Nand to Tetris Part II	-	-	-
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces	-	-	-
Computer Networking: a Top-Down Approach	-	-	-

Core Theory

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms	-	-	-
Graph Search, Shortest Paths, and Data Structures	-	-	-
Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming	-	-	-
Shortest Paths Revisited, NP-Complete Problems and What To Do About Them	-	-	-

Core Security

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Cybersecurity Fundamentals	-	-	-
Principles of Secure Coding	-	-	-
Identifying Security Vulnerabilities	-	-	-
Choose one of the following:
Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in C/C++Programming	-	-	-
Exploiting and Securing Vulnerabilities in Java Applications	-	-	-

Core Applications

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Databases: Modeling and Theory	-	-	-
Databases: Relational Databases and SQL	-	-	-
Databases: Semistructured Data	-	-	-
Machine Learning	-	-	-
Computer Graphics (alternative)	-	-	-
Software Engineering: Introduction	-	-	-

Core Ethics

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Ethics, Technology and Engineering	-	-	-
Introduction to Intellectual Property	-	-	-
Data Privacy Fundamentals	-	-	-

📚 Advanced CS

| Advanced Programming

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Parallel Programming	-	-	-
Compilers	-	-	-
Introduction to Haskell	-	-	-
Learn Prolog Now! (alternative)*	-	-	-
Software Debugging	-	-	-
Software Testing	-	-	-

(*) book by Blackburn, Bos, Striegnitz (compiled from source, redistributed under CC license)

Advanced Systems

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Computation Structures 1: Digital Circuits alternative 1 alternative 2	-	-	-
Computation Structures 2: Computer Architecture	-	-	-
Computation Structures 3: Computer Organization	-	-	-

Advanced Theory

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Theory of Computation (alternative)	-	-	-
Computational Geometry	-	-	-
Game Theory	-	-	-

Advanced Information Security

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Web Security Fundamentals	-	-	-
Security Governance & Compliance	-	-	-
Digital Forensics Concepts	-	-	-
Secure Software Development: Requirements, Design, and Reuse	-	-	-
Secure Software Development: Implementation	-	-	-
Secure Software Development: Verification and More Specialized Topics	-	-	-

Advanced Math

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Essence of Linear Algebra	-	-	-
Linear Algebra	-	-	-
Introduction to Numerical Methods	-	-	-
Introduction to Formal Logic	-	-	-
Probability	-	-	-

📚 Final Project

Courses	Topics covered	Notes	Certificate
Fullstack Open	-	-	-
Modern Robotics (Specialization)	-	-	-
Data Mining (Specialization)	-	-	-
Big Data (Specialization)	-	-	-
Internet of Things (Specialization)	-	-	-
Cloud Computing (Specialization)	-	-	-
Data Science (Specialization)	-	-	-
Functional Programming in Scala (Specialization)	-	-	-
Game Design and Development with Unity 2020 (Specialization)	-	-	-

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🚀 How This Repo Will Evolve

As I complete each course, I will:

• Upload notes and projects for each topic.
• Create a dedicated folder for each course, containing assignments, code files, and additional resources.
• Share my learnings and key takeaways in the form of blog posts or video tutorials.

Stay tuned for more updates as I continue through the OSSU curriculum!