Programming and coding

Learning Activity 1: 5 minutes | Learning Activity 2: 6 minutes | Learning Activity 3: 8 minutes | Learning Activity 4: 30 minutes | Learning Activity 5: 30 minutes | Learning Activity 6: 30 minutes | Learning Activity 7: 10 minutes.

• Learning Activity 1: Amazing Ada Lovelace and Algorithms

• Learning Activity 2: Ada Lovelace's life in LEGO bricks

• Learning Activity 3: What’s the Deal With Algorithms? | Slate

• Learning Activity 4: What exactly is an algorithm? Algorithms explained | BBC Ideas

• Learning Activity 5: Algorithms | Khan Academy

• Learning Activity6: What Did Ada Lovelace's Program Actually Do? | Two-Bit History

• Learning Activity7: Why Ada Lovelace Day Matters | The Guardian

Enhances Technical Skills

• Learning Activity 1: Amazing Ada Lovelace and Algorithms

Have you heard about Ada Lovelace? Do you know that many people credit her with being the first computer programmer because of the algorithms she created? Do you know what an algorithm even is? If you're curious, check out the learning activities here for some answers!

• Learning Activity 2: Ada Lovelace's life in LEGO bricks

Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. As a result, she is a computer programmer pioneer.

• Learning Activity 4: What exactly is an algorithm? Algorithms explained | BBC Ideas

What is an algorithm? You may be familiar with the idea in the context of Instagram, YouTube, or Facebook, but it can feel like a big, abstract concept. Here’s presenter Jon Stroud with a step-by-step guide to what algorithms actually are, what algorithms do, and how algorithms work.

• Learning Activity 5: Algorithms | Khan Academy

What are algorithms and why should you care? We'll start with an overview of algorithms and then discuss two games that you could use an algorithm to solve more efficiently - the number-guessing game and a route-finding game.

• Learning Activity 6: What Did Ada Lovelace's Program Actually Do? | Two-Bit History

• Learning Activity 7: Why Ada Lovelace Day Matters | The Guardian

Ada Lovelace Day celebrates women in science, highlighting role models to inspire the next generation.

Course Link

• https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/recommended/aoi/TECHNICAL_SKILLS/CODING_AND_PROGRAMMING  

Learning Activity 1: https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/channel/CNL_LCB_1633090346979 

Learning Activity 2: https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/URL-IXXOG2PQPOY?channelId=CNL_LCB_1633090346979 

Learning Activity 3: https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/URL-EFBEDAA6148E?channelId=CNL_LCB_1633090346979 

Learning Activity 4: https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/URL-ZNBF2GEAKBO?channelId=CNL_LCB_1633090346979 

Learning Activity 5: https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/URL-7418D55C5C75?channelId=CNL_LCB_1633090346979

Learning Activity 6: https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/URL-76AA6E20018A?channelId=CNL_LCB_1633090346979 

Learning Activity 7: https://students.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/URL-A90C75878201?channelId=CNL_LCB_1633090346979