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About the 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....
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YA

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The course content is well-organized that makes students easy to follow, but there is limited amount of examples and exercises for students to learn how to apply the knowledge in real world situation.

KP

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Very beautifully taught. I gained basic python programming knowledge quite easily. The lecturer is fun and encourages students to want to learn more. In general, it was an awesome learning experience.

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By Chris

Mar 26, 2019

Charles Severance has an elegant way of approaching this topic and eases you in comfortably. I've taken many programming courses and this is one of the very few I've stuck to the end. Thank you for helping me learn!

By Satya A

Feb 25, 2019

This is really good course to start with python. Being a software engineer, I am able to complete the course by just reading slides, but I highly recommend to go through videos for someone who is new to programming.

By Pooja A

Sep 11, 2018

I'm new to programming. Charles is excellent and helped me build some strong foundation in programming for python. Looking forward to complete the specialization. don't dread learning more of programming any longer!

By dorian w

Jun 11, 2018

What an awesome course! I like Python way better than JavaScript. The instructor in this course made all the difference! I appreciated how you have to dig for the answers to the assignments.... no hand-holding here!

By Keith C

Dec 4, 2017

Good content, delivered understandably. I like having python installed on my machine. Another class uses jupyter notebooks online and you don't quite get a feel for how the code can interact with your own machine.

By 李宇阳

Sep 8, 2017

I am grateful for having such a humorous lecturer and a joyful journey about Python. I thought it would be difficult to learn as a computing beginner, however, in this course I have gained the courage to learn more.

By Haydn P

Jun 11, 2017

Great way to introduce someone into Python from the start. As I have previous experience with Java, it was definitely a refresher to see how much simpler Python is compared to Java in terms of syntax and structures.

By Wanmo C

Mar 21, 2017

Great Classes! Really help me to get started with my python study! The professor is clear in explaination and homurous as well. Good class for beginners! I will absolutely recommend it and keep on learning the secon

By Ananda C N

Mar 17, 2017

Great for absolute beginners to programming. The prof. makes it fun. People who already know a prog.language would be able to grasp the basic constructs and finish the course in an hour or so by skipping some parts.

By Nikki

Nov 2, 2016

Hands down the best MOOC course I've taken so far. Charles is not only extremely intelligent and creative when it comes to explaining the content of the course, but his sense of humor lightens the load of the class.

By Rodolpho R A e S

Jan 24, 2016

Had to make this course more than one time due to agenda conflict. However it is by far the best course for those who wants to start learning about programming.

If you are a beginner, this is where you want to start!

By Sai B K

Aug 6, 2024

An excellent introductory Python course. Clear explanations, engaging teaching style, and practical exercises make learning fun and effective. Ideal for beginners with no programming experience. Highly recommended!

By Darshan A

Aug 27, 2023

Thank you for giving me opportunity to learn this course through one of the prestigious institutes, University of Michigan. I have learned all the basics of python language clearly. Looking forward to explore more.

By Gayathri G

May 24, 2023

Mr. Charles Severance has done a great job in explaining the basics. He made the whole leraning process very interesting. It's a really good course for beginners like me, who have no prior knowledge on programming.

By Mritunjay S

Jul 7, 2022

Its a very good start for someone who is scared of programming in general . This course lays all the fundamentals which are required in later stages of programming.

Thank you Charles Sir for your invaluable teaching

By Seyyed F A N

Sep 6, 2021

I really loved the way prof. Severance made python programming seem easy. I also loved the way he made learning a fun thing by talking about Hogwarts, etc. Besides, his modest and down to earth manner was Laudable.

By Sardar H P

Sep 6, 2021

As a beginner with no idea of Python, this course had it all, i.e., the fundamentals were explained brilliantly with practical exercises that made learning interesting and fun without taking away the core concepts.

By Sultan M

Jun 10, 2021

The course is so much fun! But even though the beginning looks easy peasy, the end will define your success. Do not rush and enjoy!

I don't know, but Dr. Chuck's humor is very thin and he is a very great pedagogue!

By Swapnil K R

Dec 8, 2020

Excellent program. I came into this course with absolute zero knowledge on coding and from the dentistry background. I can now proudly say, my basics on python programming is well placed. And yes, its just a start!

By Rose J

Dec 1, 2020

Excellent, i leant lots of skills on python and am ready to now work on python projects and learn more on this language as well since am equipt with the necessary skills to kick start.thank you for this opportunity

By Sameer A

Nov 14, 2020

ITs just a wonderful course for absolute beginners Who want to grasp the fundamentals of programming. The Instructor is very friendly and the way of teaching is Absolutely Wonderful .I really recommend this course.

By Mayank g

Oct 13, 2020

in my opinion, this was one of the best Python session I have ever had in my life...

I am very thank full to Dr. Charles sir...

He is really a great teacher in the School of Information at the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

By S. M A R

Aug 22, 2020

I found the course instructor to be very friendly and he made the course very interesting. The course is surely beneficial for keen learners like me with zero knowledge of programming. I really enjoyed this course.

By MIGUEL A C C

Aug 19, 2020

Este curso te da las bases para conocer más de Python. He programado en otros lenguajes antes, pero por alguna razón sentía que Python no era amigables. Pero gracias al Dr Chuck veo que es el lenguaje más amigable.

By Jonathan R

Aug 19, 2020

Dr Chuck is an excellent teacher for beginners and veterans alike. He is clear, concise and very detailed. The pace of the material is well designed. If every class was like this, the world would be a better place!