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About the Course

Designed for the not-yet-experienced programmer, this course will provide you with a structured foundation for developing complex programs in the fields of computer science or data science. If you are a self-taught programmer with scattered bits of understanding, or a complete novice, this is the course for you. Here, you will gain a thorough understanding of how to write programs to solve problems, through structured, scaffolded, hands-on exercises with many examples and opportunities to practice. You will learn the foundational concepts of computer science by developing programs in the python programming language (one of the most commonly used languages). We will also use many of the most common python packages -- why reinvent the wheel when you can use well-tested, flexible, pre-built solutions? While these packages can save significant time, it is also important to understand how they do their magic, and if your particular problem is the right fit to be solved by these potential tools. You will encounter the following python packages: numpy, scipy, matplotlib, pandas, seaborn, re (for regular expressions), textblob, nltk, and others. In the process of learning how to program, we will explore different topics at the introductory level, including natural language processing and data analytics. By the end of this course, you will be confident in your ability to solve a problem using the python programming language -- and how to verify that your solution is accurate....

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A terrific introduction to coding--and a broad one at that--for folks with no background whatsoever.

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Well run course. A professor who really wants you to succeed.

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By SK C

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Aug 25, 2024

For beginner with no knowledge of programming do not enroll in this course.

By Jordan R

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Jun 17, 2024

Great teacher!! Would love to see more courses by her, she was very personable and made even stuff I already knew more understandable (like the boxes for stuff stored in memory). Great teachers like this, who know how to break a subject down so it can be easily understood, and do it in an engaging way are a treasure! My only kind of complaint is that I thought there was going to be more to this course.. it ends fairly abrubtly at the 5 week.. and I'm not sure where to go for the rest (as there were other topics, exams etc. referenced in the lectures)

By Jason Y

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Jan 26, 2024

I had no expectations from this course except for picking up some basic skills in Python programming. The course was well structured and well paced. The instructor Jennifer Coy was engaging and articulated everything perfectly - I could not have asked for a better introduction to something as scary as programming. Very easy 5-star recommendation!

By Nicholas R E

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Aug 11, 2024

A terrific introduction to coding--and a broad one at that--for folks with no background whatsoever.

By Michael P E

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Dec 25, 2023

Well run course. A professor who really wants you to succeed.

By Henry H

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Jul 8, 2024

very good background for the MSC