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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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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 Kumar C

Jul 21, 2020

It really help me a lot to brush up all the small and magnificient concepts of Python.Well represented ,illustrated and demostrated course. Will recommend every begineer to must go for this course.Thanks a lot to Coursera community.Coursera is really one of the best e-learning platform for accquiring profiecieny in various fields.

By behnam g

Jul 20, 2020

I am a researcher and C++ programmer and I wanted to learn python from scratch, I found this course as the best available resource for the accomplishment of my goal. What a great teacher What a valuable course, I just wanna say thanks for putting out such great materials. It 's just the very beginning for sure but I'm enjoying it.

By Alison S

Jun 25, 2020

I tried a Java class before and had a hard time staying motivated. Hard to say exactly what factors contributed to that , but didn't get that with this class. I liked the start from zero approach while still moving along at a decent pace. Dr. Chuck explains everything quite well so I never ended up feeling like I missed something.

By Shashvita M

Jun 17, 2020

Till you start the course you may be in a dilemma whether programming is your cup of tea or not, but after starting this course you'll gain confidence. This course is crafted in such a way that you will not be bored for a second! Really enjoyed this course. Thanks Dr. Chuck and team along with Coursera for this amazing experience.

By Mohamed A

Mar 16, 2020

It is a very simple and easy course for beginners.

The material is very simple and helpful. Dr. Charles makes it very interesting and I loved the way he teaches and the passion he has towards teaching people how to program.

I would recommend this course for anyone who wants to start learning python or even programming in general

By Arjun P

Feb 27, 2020

Incredible course. I started with absolutely zero knowledge of Python (of course I heard of it before but I had never actually studied it or worked with it). It took me 4 weeks to complete and at this point I feel like I am developing a strong foundation with which to continue my studies.

I highly recommend this course to everyone!

By Kirk D B

Oct 25, 2019

Please view the HTML doc in 'resources' after every week, it helps out. His teaching speed is very concise, comfortable, and not too fast. He didn't mention all the types of functions and such, but I suspect, he has good reason too. It is a great intro. I enjoyed it. Also, downloading sololearn is a good compliment to this course.

By João A L

Sep 15, 2017

This professor is just amazing. I just wish those tests and exercises were more difficult, but I totally understand why they are simple in the beginning. Hopefully things will get more interesting later on, since I have already learned C and C++, the beggining seems a little too slow for me. Other than that, 10/10 course for sure.

By Reagan C

Jan 31, 2016

Dr. Severance is a great professor. The method he uses to introduce Python is great for someone who has no prior coding experience. He keeps in interesting and provides a strong foundation to learn more of Python and other computer languages. I would highly recommend this class as a starting point if you want to learn programming.

By Enrique M A

Dec 9, 2022

Easy to follow beginner class. Well rounded and progressive content. The instructor clearly explains and demonstrates the concepts. No surprises or ambiguous questions, and very clear directions regarding what to do in the projects. I think this was one of the best college classes I have ever taken (I have three masters degrees).

By Brent A

Jul 18, 2021

I had no background in programming and I am a slow learner. But the way Dr. Chuck explains makes it so easy. Just a tip for other slow learners out there, while Dr. Chuck is explaining, stop the video, read through the example till you understand it, then see if you can write the program on your own without looking at the answer.

By Leslie G

Sep 13, 2020

Course was well delivered and well explained. It was easy to refer to lectures for assignments that were due. I liked that it catered to people that have never programmed before, and those that have been exposed to some programming alike. I was surprised by how much I learned and how fast the 7 weeks went by - highly recommend.

By Swarnendu D

Aug 2, 2020

I have previously a bit accustmed with the programming with C++, but learning the basics of Python from Prof. Charles Russell Severance it was a great experience. This guy just makes the programming with python so easy that the learing becomes playful. Thank you Coursera, University of Michigan and Prof. Severance for the course.

By PRIYA K

Apr 18, 2020

First time i had any course online and this was a wonderful experience. I learn all the stuff and the explanation provided was very good and I did it so quickly because of Dr. Charles severance. I loved the way he taught the course. I would like to do more courses from here. And again lots of thanks and respect to the tutor(sir).

By Oliver C

Apr 17, 2020

This is an excellent course for someone getting started with programming. The videos are clear and the subject is well described, and the textbook for the course is free. The ratio of videos to exercises is good. If you know another programming language, the course is a bit slow, but… the title did say “Programming for Everyone”.

By Navneeth V

Apr 8, 2020

Really great class. Dr. Chuck is a great teacher and covered all the areas where studets might have doubts. He was really thinking from the students' side and thought what all doubts could arise and cleared it very well. It was a really great experience. The only thing that felt bad is that the course is too short.That's it!!! :)

By Aman K

Mar 22, 2020

Excellent course, Great Tutor.

This course is extremely good and well packed for beginners.Compact, yet complete course for python. The way this course is made, students with zero programming language can also catch up with the language. I am really thankful to Coursera and Charles Severance sir for creating this wonderful course.

By Aman D S R

Dec 15, 2018

One of the great course i've ever had Dr Chuck's methodlogy is one of the amazing I've encountred in my life. The way he explains things its quite phenomenal I personally think with this kind of teaching skills one can make anyone learn programming. Thank you Dr. Chuck and Michigan University for this course, it really helped me.

By Abel B

Dec 15, 2022

I have learnt a lot how to write program and execute different codes. The course is an introduction to me and I need to swell my skill of python programming for advanced statistical analysis and remote sensing image processing and analysis such as AI, deep learning, and machine learning. Therefore, I need to take other courses.

By Nathan S

Nov 1, 2022

The best course I've taken on Coursera so far. I appreciate the natural lecture approach as opposed to the word-for-word scripted lectures in other courses. Dr. Chuck's approach to teaching programming would be helpful to those with zero coding experience, and is useful to those with more experience looking to review the basics.

By Junaid A

Apr 22, 2022

First of all, I would like to say thank you to the creator of this amazing course Dr. Chuck , his team and the Coursera for this tremendous effort. I learned a lot in this course because I was new to the course and now I have my goal to complete the specialization so that I can be a good programmer. Very big thanks and Respect

By FADI A

Feb 24, 2021

It was just a great experience! Dr. Severance has made it easy and fun to start with python as my first programming language! Although I've never felt it's stressful or "demanding" but I was surprise how much I have learned at the end of this course! It goes really smooth and easy through the different principles of programming!

By Jagannath V

Oct 14, 2020

This course is extremely helpful for people people who want to get an basic idea about python without any prior experience in programming. I still remember my days when I used to byheart program codes without understanding concept. I thought it is very difficult for me to learn programming but this course changed my perspective.

By Abdul M B

Jul 19, 2020

First of all I thanks to coursera for providing us a such platform where we could learn new things and extend our skills in various fields. second I also thanks to The University of Michigan for free courses with certificates! I am also very happy to have a good friendly mentor who teaches well. I am just grateful to Coursera!

By Mettupalle C S S R

May 3, 2020

This complete coarse is a basic course for knowing the basic stuff related to python . There are lot of basic topics covered in an excellent way. Our instructor Charles will teach with the real world examples which will encourage us a lot.So if you are a beginner then this course will take you to a very beginner level to a pro.