Crash Course Computer Science

In this series, we're going to trace the origins of our modern computers, take a closer look at the ideas that gave us our current hardware and software, discuss how and why our smart devices just keep getting smarter, and even look towards the future!

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Episode 40, Season 1
The Future of Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #40

In our SERIES FINALE of Crash Course Computer Science we take a look towards the future!

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Episode 39, Season 1
Educational Technology: Crash Course Computer Science #39

Today we’re going to talk about how computer science can support learning.

11:44
Episode 37, Season 1
Robots: Crash Course Computer Science #37

Today we're going to talk about robots!

12:17
Episode 36, Season 1
Natural Language Processing: CC Computer Science #36

Today we’re going to talk about how computers understand speech and speak themselves.

11:39
Episode 38, Season 1
Psychology of Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #38

Today, we’re going to discuss some psychological considerations in building computers.

12:28
Episode 35, Season 1
Computer Vision: Crash Course Computer Science #35

Today we’re going to talk about how computers see.

10:50
Episode 34, Season 1
Machine Learning & A.I. - Crash Course Computer Science #34

How do computers make decisions on the data they collect?

11:34
Episode 33, Season 1
Cryptography: Crash Course Computer Science #33

Today we’re going to talk about how to keep information secret, and this isn’t a new goal.

12:16
Episode 32, Season 1
Hackers & Cyber Attacks: Crash Course Computer Science #32

Today we're going to talk about hackers and their strategies for breaking into computer sy

11:52
Episode 30, Season 1
The World Wide Web: Crash Course Computer Science #30

Today we’re going to discuss the World Wide Web - not to be confused with the Internet.

11:36
Episode 29, Season 1
The Internet: Crash Course Computer Science #29

Today, we're going to talk about how the Internet works.

11:42
Episode 31, Season 1
Cybersecurity: Crash Course Computer Science #31

Cybersecurity is a set of techniques to protect data against threats.

12:21
Episode 28, Season 1
Computer Networks: Crash Course Computer Science #28

Today we start a three episode arc on the rise of a global telecommunications network.

11:58
Episode 27, Season 1
3D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science #27

Today we’re going to discuss how 3D graphics are created and rendered for a 2D screen.

12:23
Episode 26, Season 1
Graphical User Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science #26

Today, we're going to discuss the critical role of graphical user interfaces.

12:38
Episode 1, Season 1
Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #1

Today, we’re going to take a look at computing’s origins.

11:36
Episode 25, Season 1
The Personal Computer Revolution: Crash Course Computer Science #25

Today we're going to talk about the birth of personal computing.

10:15
Episode 24, Season 1
The Cold War and Consumerism: Crash Course Computer Science #24

This is an era that saw huge government funded projects - like the race to the moon.

10:57
Episode 23, Season 1
Screens & 2D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science #23

Today we begin our discussion of computer graphics.

11:31
Episode 22, Season 1
Keyboards & Command Line Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science #22

Today, we are going to start our discussion on user experience.

11:23
Episode 21, Season 1
Compression: Crash Course Computer Science #21

Today, we’re going to talk about lossless compression.

11:44
Episode 20, Season 1
Files & File Systems: Crash Course Computer Science #20

Today we’re going to look at how our computers read and interpret computer files.

11:42
Episode 19, Season 1
Memory & Storage: Crash Course Computer Science #19

Today we’re going to trace the history of these storage technologies.

12:17
Episode 18, Season 1
Operating Systems: Crash Course Computer Science #18

Computers keep getting faster and faster...

12:55
Episode 17, Season 1
Integrated Circuits & Moore’s Law: Crash Course Computer Science #17

So you may have heard of Moore's Law...

12:29
Episode 16, Season 1
Software Engineering: Crash Course Computer Science #16

We'll talk about how large programs are typically broken up into into function units.

10:22
Episode 15, Season 1
Alan Turing: Crash Course Computer Science #15

The father of computer science himself: Alan Turing.

12:51
Episode 14, Season 1
Data Structures: Crash Course Computer Science #14

Today we’re going to talk about on how we organize the data we use on our devices.

10:06
Episode 13, Season 1
Intro to Algorithms: Crash Course Computer Science #13

Algorithms are the sets of steps necessary to complete computation.

11:30
Episode 12, Season 1
Programming Basics: Statements & Functions: Crash Course Computer Science #12

We’ll start by creating small programs for our very own video game to show how statements

11:35
Episode 11, Season 1
The First Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11

These new languages utilized new abstractions to make programming easier.

10:56
Episode 10, Season 1
Early Programming: Crash Course Computer Science #10

Today, we’re going to look at the history of programming

9:04
Episode 9, Season 1
Advanced CPU Designs: Crash Course Computer Science #9

We’re going to take a step back and look at how CPU speeds have rapidly increased.

12:00
Episode 8, Season 1
Instructions & Programs: Crash Course Computer Science #8

Today we’re going to take our first baby steps from hardware into software!

10:14
Episode 7, Season 1
The Central Processing Unit (CPU): Crash Course Computer Sci #7

Today we’re going to build the ticking heart of every computer.

11:15
Episode 6, Season 1
Registers and RAM: Crash Course Computer Science #6

Today we’re going to create memory!

12:07
Episode 5, Season 1
How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science #5

Today we're going to talk about a fundamental part of all modern computers.

11:09
Episode 4, Season 1
Representing Numbers + Letters with Binary: Crash Course Computer Science #4

We’re going to take a look at how computers use a stream of 1s and 0s to represent data.

10:38
Episode 3, Season 1
Boolean Logic & Logic Gates: Crash Course Computer Science #3

We’re going to focus on three fundamental operations - NOT, AND, and OR.

10:01
Episode 2, Season 1
Electronic Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #2

As the scale of human civilization continued to grow as did the demand for more devices.

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