Getting started with Python

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About this Course

This course aims to teach everyone the basics of programming computers using Python. We cover the basics of how one constructs a program from a series of simple instructions in Python. The course has no pre-requisites and avoids all but the simplest mathematics. Anyone with moderate computer experience should be able to master the materials in this course. This course will cover Chapters 1-5 of the textbook “Python for Everybody”. Once a student completes this course, they will be ready to take more…

About this Course

This course aims to teach everyone the basics of programming computers using Python. We cover the basics of how one constructs a program from a series of simple instructions in Python. The course has no pre-requisites and avoids all but the simplest mathematics. Anyone with moderate computer experience should be able to master the materials in this course. This course will cover Chapters 1-5 of the textbook “Python for Everybody”. Once a student completes this course, they will be ready to take more advanced programming courses. This course covers Python 3.

What Will You Learn?

  • 100% online courses, start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
  • Python for Everybody course and will introduce fundamental programming concepts including data structures.
  • Networked application program interfaces, and databases, using the Python programming language.
  • In the Capstone Project, you’ll use the technologies learned throughout the Specialization to design your applications. Create your own applications for data retrieval, processing, and visualization.

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Course Curriculum

Chapter One – Why we Program?
These are the course-wide materials as well as the first part of Chapter One where we explore what it means to write programs. We finish Chapter One and have the quiz and first assignment in the third week of the class. Throughout the course you may want to come back and look at these materials. This section should not take you an entire week.

  • 1.1 – Why Program
    0:36
  • 1.2 – Hardware Overview
  • Windows: Taking Screen Shots
    0:15

Installing and Using Python
In this module you will set things up so you can write Python programs. Not all activities in this module are required for this class so please read the "Using Python in this Class" material for details.

  • 2.1 – Python as a Language
    0:16
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Material Includes

  • 4 hours on demand video
  • 6 articles
  • Lifetime access
  • Shareable Certificate, earn a Certificate upon completion.

Requirements

  • Beginner Level
  • No prior experience required.

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Audience

  • Anyone with basic knowledge with math.