Perl 1: Introduction to Perl

Perl Programming for the Beginning or Intermediate Student

Perl has long been considered to be "the duct tape of the internet." It is used to do everything from building web pages to creating back-end applications and administrative scripts. Countless programs have been written in Perl over the last twenty years.

In this course, students will learn the basics of scripting with Perl. Data types, conditionals, interpolation, arrays, lists and hashes are all covered. Students move on to cover subroutines, loops, formatted printing, data mapping, sorting, and working with external files. From beginning to end, students learn by doing real projects within the CodeRunner Editor. Besides a browser and internet connection, all software is provided online by the O'Reilly School of Technology.

Upon completion of the course, students will earn 4 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) and a CEU letter from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education. This is the first course in the upcoming Perl Programming Certificate series.

Perl 1: Introduction to Perl	448.00
Course Details and Syllabus
Course Details and Syllabus Course: Perl 1: Introduction to Perl Tuition: $448 Time Frame: Due to our monthly lab fee system, this course is completely self-paced. You can expect to work approximately 40 hours on this course. Technical Requirements: As long as you have a web browser and internet connection, you can take this course from anywhere in the world. CEUs: 4 Continuing Education Units with official letter from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education. Software: The web-based Learning Sandbox® provided for you will contain all your lessons, projects, quizzes, account files, editors, and programming tools necessary to build your skills from beginning to end, even beyond coursework. In addition, you'll be provided with a SSH account that can be accessed through the Sandbox or, if you prefer, any normal SSH program. No other software is needed. Instructor: You will have one instructor throughout the course who will evaluate your projects and quizzes, hand them back for improvement when necessary, and coach you throughout your skills advancement. Book: All required course materials and software are included online within the Learning Sandbox®. However, within a few weeks of enrolling, you'll receive the free ebook Learning Perl, Fifth Edition as a complimentary reference from O'Reilly. Certificates: Completion of this course counts toward the upcoming Perl Programming Certificate Series. Prerequisites: None. Topics: Variables, Operators, Conditional Statements, Interpolation, Strings, Lists, Arrays, Functions, Loops, Formatted Printing, Data Mapping, Aggregates, Sorting, etc. Syllabus: Perl 1 Lab 1 -- Introduction What is Perl? Lesson Format Making and Running a Perl Program perldoc -f Perl 1 Lab 2 -- Scalars and Arithmetic in Perl Perl's Operators Scalar Variables Naming Conventions Perl 1 Lab 3 -- Conditional Statements in Perl Perl's if Statement What is Truth? Perl 1 Lab 4 -- Interpolation Double-Quoted Strings Single-Quoted Strings Interpolate Now... Or Later? Perl 1 Lab 5 -- Strings and String Conditionals String Conditions String Functions and Operators Perl 1 Lab 6 -- Lists and List Functions Lists split() join() Perl 1 Lab 7 -- Arrays and Array Functions Arrays Array Functions Individual Array Elements Perl 1 Lab 8 -- Your First Loop Statement While Loops Until Loops Loop control statements Perl 1 Lab 9 -- Formatted Printing and More Looping Formatted Printing printf() foreach Loops The .. Range Operator Perl 1 Lab 10 -- Perl's Contextual Behavior Context Scalar and List Context Perl 1 Lab 11 -- Creating Reusable Code Subroutines Perl 1 Lab 12 -- Data Mapping with Hashes Beginning with Hashes Hash Initialization Iterating through Hashes Miscellaneous Hash Functions Uses for Hashes Perl 1 Lab 13 -- Basic Unix Commands and Emacs Listing Files Directories Copying and Removing Files Emacs Perl 1 Lab 14 -- Aggregates and Subroutines Command Line Arguments Passing Arrays to and from Subroutines Passing Hashes to and from Subroutines Perl 1 Lab 15 -- Sorting sort() Custom Sorting Orders Integrated Example Perl 1 Lab 16 -- Reading External Files Input with Perl's <> Operator chomp() Operation of <> in Scalar Context Operation of <> in List Context

 

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