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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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JT

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I completed the course in about three days. I've never programmed before to the learning curve was excruciating but nonetheless I managed to get through and finally get my python feet wet so to speak.

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 Manish S

Jun 24, 2021

I'm feeling inconceivable, just a few weeks back I knew nothing about programming. After completing this course now I am able to help my friends with their basic programming problems. Dr.Chuck is a very great teacher Ijust want to thanks Dr.Chuck for making this course. The Best function of COURSERA is you can discuss your coding problems with other fellow students. Great course!

By Khalid A

Apr 11, 2021

This is a great course. The teacher not only knows his material but has a lot of experience working with first-time programmers and so knows what errors they are likely to make and what questions they are likely to ask and addresses them all. He is fun to listen to, interesting, and even funny at times. Definitely recommend it for anyone with no programming background whatsoever.

By Steven L

Jul 10, 2020

Fantastic introductory course by Dr. Chuck. The material is very well laid out and assignments/quizzes can be tied back to material in both Coursera Videos and the course textbook. The intro course was challenging enough to force the students to truly follow the lecture material, but also not so difficult that assignments were impossible to complete for a first time programmer.

By Abu S R

Apr 9, 2020

This is my first course on coursera. During this pandemic, I got a mail from East Delta University that I can do some online courses offering by coursera. I didn't take a minute to enroll in some courses. Among them, I started with this course. Instructor D. Chuck is awesome in teaching. The way he teaches us is like I felt that I am doing the class in front of him in live class.

By Sujeet K

Sep 3, 2019

This is a great course. The teacher not only knows his material, but has a lot of experience working with first time programmers and so knows what errors they are likely to make and what questions they are likely to ask and addresses them all. He is fun to listen to, unlike some moocs I have taken where the teachers were reading and got the intonation all wrong--very distracting.

By Jesse C

Apr 25, 2019

An excellent introduction to Python, programming, and basic control flow logic. I'm happy to receive certification for my hard work endorsed by the University of Michigan. Dr. Charles Severence does an outstanding job presenting this course. Extremely informative and I am so excited to continue this journey that I am starting the next course immediately after writing this review.

By Lee R

Oct 1, 2018

I have tried several other training programs in my efforts to learn Python and this has been, by far the best. Let's face it, Python is a huge subject that requires a deft touch when it comes to finding a good path to get you started. Dr. Severance demonstrates remarkable skill in doing just that, mixing instruction with practice modules to get you started as quickly as possible.

By Tushar B

Sep 16, 2018

This is very important course if you wanna to be a very good Python Programmer than i will recommand everyoneto start this course. This course is covering all the basic to advance topics of PYTHON .

Also the instructor is well-prepared and amazing with deep knowledge in programming........

At last i waanna say this is an amazing course to learn to understand all concepts of PYTHON.

By Sridhar M

Mar 14, 2021

Although I have written several thousands of lines of production code in Motif, X11, C and C++ on IBM AIX and supported mission critical applications for over 12 years between 1994 and 2008 (after which time I became an integrator and stopped coding and just developed scripts using expect, and ksh) I wanted to learn Python in structured manner. This course served my purpose.

By Jasmine W

Jun 30, 2018

Instructions were easy to follow and help was easy to get. The book explained the concepts well and there was enough challenge that I felt as if I was forced to learn it. Towards the end I started skipping the videos and just reading the book to see if I understood the concepts then watched the videos as I got stuck. With some background in programming this was easy to complete.

By gerges a g

Feb 12, 2022

i am really so happy this is my first course that i have ever finished the professor was so good,intellegent , creative he is an awesome professor with creative teaching skills the auto grader tool was also a good project and i am impressed i am happy to be here and thanks for the certificate i love you so much and wanna take a lot of courses later i love the professor a lot

By kamogelo l

May 16, 2021

This course is a wonderful introduction to programming. The material is easy to grasp, the community is awesome and there is a lot of resources available to use. It has helped me gain confidence with writing code and I have enjoyed it. It is the perfect way to get started if you are looking to gain skills in programming and you do not know where to start. Highly recommend this!

By Vishwajit A

Jul 6, 2020

The course is a real starter for my programming journey with Python. The contents are very inclusive. The instructor and video lectures are very interactive as well. The exercises are fun and learning at the same time. Overall, the course is a one-stop go for people starting to program with Python. It eliminates need for searching resources online and hence saves a lot of time.

By Dominic W

Mar 11, 2017

This course was outstanding! I learned more from one month of this course than I did while taking a semester of computer science course at my university. Also, the language being taught in this course (Python) is much more intuitive than many of the other programming languages I have tried (C++ and BASIC). This course is a must for anyone who wants to learn computer science!

By Marc N

Nov 14, 2016

This a great course to get you started with Python , even if you're new to programming all-together. Dr. Charles Severance is one of the greatest , most skilled tutors I've ever seen and his effort in this course was mainly focused on conveying the most basic building blocks and concepts of programming in general and applying it using Python language. Definitely a great course.

By Kiran S

Jul 3, 2016

This is an excellent course to start with Python and Prof. Charles has build up an excellent course work.

Listening to his lecture is like listening to a music and going deep into it exploring new pathways.

His way of delivering the lecture is so simple yet so deep that even a person without any CS background could get on par. Thanks again and looking forward for the next course.

By Jesse G

Dec 9, 2015

I enjoy that a very known author wrote this course. More than anything, I enjoy that the textbook is free and that the course materials are here for me to consume and learn at my pace. I also like the quizzes and the interactive checker we have for checking our code. Sometime I'm working off my phone and can't access a python interactive environment until I get home from work.z

By Abdul M A

Oct 10, 2021

This course is beyond expectations, i am from a civil engineering background had zero knowledge of programming, I just had a passion to learn and Dr. Chuck is amazing and his teaching techniques are of no match. He maskes the complex concepts easy and keeps you entertaining.

overall this was an amazing course. Any one with an intrest to learn programming can take this course.

By Vidula S

May 12, 2021

This course made Python interesting for me, a biology student! Dr. Charles is a great teacher and it's a treat to watch him teach. Course material was basic and easy.

One thing that bugged me was in week 7, the topic was tough and somewhat rushed. The assignment was difficult as compared to the study material.

Overall, this course is amazing and I would definitely recommend it.

By Marcos P P

Apr 30, 2021

Considero que todo aquel interesado en aprender a programar, entender las bases y entender la lógica de la programación debería tomar este curso.

Las clases son excelentes, el profesor es carismático y la forma de explicar es muy fácil de comprender

Aunque es un curso introductorio, siento que permite formar unas bases sólidas y (al menos en mi caso) motiva a seguir aprendiendo.

By Avanika A

Jan 27, 2021

Dr Chuck is a wonderful teacher and it was his demeanor that encouraged me to finish this course and make it all the way through. The course material covered basics in a very practically manner and laid foundations for understanding buggy code and exceptional behavior which is the real challenge of programming. Thank you UMich and Dr Chuck and the team for this amazing course!

By Siddharth S

Sep 8, 2020

This was great boost for my Programming capabilities and learned a lot from Dr Chuck. He teaches very well and make concepts look more easier as they are, although i already knew about C/C++ programming i believe Coursera and Dr. Chuck made things more clearer to me. I really appreciate the time and effort he had put into this for the benefit of Thousands of student Worldwide.

By 黄金泽

Jun 23, 2020

Glad that I finally completed my first online course. I have always been interested in programming, but for personal reasons, I have been delaying learning to program. During the popularity of COVID-19, I finally put learning programming on my agenda. P4E is a perfect introductory programming course for me. I like it, so I decided to continue to follow the programming courses.

By Abhijit T

Feb 18, 2019

Well-paced, good course for beginners. The instructor is very good. If you have absolutely no background on programming in any language, this is a great place to start. If you're an experienced professional who knows how to code, you'll find this course very easy to complete. That, however, does not take anything away from the fact that this is a good starter course on Python.