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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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Introductory course

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KK

Jun 26, 2020

Great introduction to Python and programming as a whole. Everything is broken down making it easy to understand. Had zero programming experience before and this class made it easy and fun to get into.

DU

Apr 26, 2021

Excellent, although, even without having any programming experience except some Visual Basic at school about ten years ago, in my opinion the course could have bee more difficult and the pace quicker.

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By Muin M M

Jan 4, 2023

This course is intended for not only the absolute beginners in Python but also for those stepping into programming for the first time and it did pretty good justification to its billing. Good course contents. Good explanation. Good output. Also very good assessments.

By TIAN G

Nov 26, 2022

Professor of this course knows exactly the problems that people may encounter and questions that people may ask. He gives all explanations and answers in an easy-to-understand and extremely funny way.

Follow his course if you doubt yourself and you will work this out.

By Tay Y C

Oct 5, 2020

This course is a great introduction to python! I started with zero background. The lecture structure is very good as it slowly builds you up to more complicated things. The lecturer is clear in explaining and provides good examples. The quizzes are also very helpful.

By Mojtaba N

Jun 27, 2020

This course is amazing for ones who are really want to commence programming. Dr. Severance is one of those really inspiring professors I have ever had in my life. I would definitely continue the next courses on Python to reach my goal as soon as possible. Try it NOW!

By Mrunali S

May 29, 2020

This is the best course for beginners.before joining this course...I thought python would be very difficult to understand...but now I have all the basic knowledge of python language......and I would lobe to learn other courses of python a dother languages on coursera

By Gowri M S

May 14, 2020

This course helped me to learn and master the basics of python and the videos were really engaging and fun which makes the course all the more the reason interesting and easy to learn. Looking forward to more courses from Charles Severance and University of Michigan

By Sachin Y

May 5, 2020

Thanks to this course that helped me to step in programming language. Firstly , I would like to thanks instructor Dr. Chuck who wisely taught me to understand all the stuffs .Earlier I was getting a lot of difficulty to understand python but know I feel I can program

By Vaishnavi N M

Apr 28, 2020

Learning Python from Charles Russell Severance was an amazing experience. He is a very good teacher who taught all the concepts with simplicity. The course gave me the basic knowledge of Python and now looking forward to learn Python Data Structures. Happy Learning.

By Rishi S

Apr 27, 2020

It was my first MOOC course. I found the platform Coursera very helpful during this quarantine time for learning something new. Mr. Charles is a great instructor. Loved the course and will continue to learn more from Coursera, from Mr. Charles and from U of Michigan.

By Rishabh S

Jul 16, 2019

amazing course for the very basics of learning programming language, i would recommend everyone looking to learn programming from the very basics, this is the only course on the internet which starts from literally scratch and takes you to a higher level step by step

By Gonzalo G

Jun 28, 2019

Very didact, clear, friendly with the student and at the same time doesn't make you feel they are treating you like a dumb person such as in other courses. Soy really really thanks to Dr. Charles Severance for this great course. I will immediately start the next one.

By Michael J

Jun 11, 2019

This was a great way to get started with Python! The instructor adds just enough fun but also teaches very well. The assignments are also a great way to cement the concepts learned. I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking to dip their toes into Python.

By Ricardo A B B

Feb 7, 2019

This course is good for any background, if you are an engineering, scientist, business guy, ect.

The information is provided in a way that everyone will understand, and have a willing to learn this language. I strongly recommended if you want to start to learn python.

By Veronika M

Nov 5, 2018

Everything was clearly explained. The course is not only helpful, but entertaining as well. Prof.Severance managed to spice it up with his good sense of humour. It definitely makes this course more personal and easier to comprehend. I will continue to the next level!

By Alexandre P

Aug 31, 2018

what else than : print("For everybody").

I wasn't sure to succeed, so I decided to learn python both through Michigan and Rice universities. Their approach are different and the "LITERACY"( from my opinion), is very good at Michigan. #EasyToFollow#FailFast#learnFaster

By C S K

Aug 26, 2018

I truly loved learning about python code and the programming concept. It was a refreshing experience as I had already had a base in C and C++. But joined this course to learn python. But python is a simple code that it reduces the complexity faced in other languages.

By Yidan W

Aug 6, 2018

Super great beginner course for Python. The lectures are easy to understand and follow. The assignments stick closely to what were talked about during the lectures. Besides, I pretty like the 'Bonus chapters' of interviews and office hours at the end of each chapter.

By Jenny Q

Aug 24, 2017

I really like this course, this is my first time to know and write code, as a first time learner, this course provided me a lot of basic information and explain to me details, also allow me to practice on my own based on assignment and quiz. I really enjoy it. Thanks

By Jesse Z

Aug 9, 2016

This is a really great class, you must be sure to follow along in the free book, don't just do the graded assignments, there are assignments in the book as well that will allow you to hone your skills.

Don't worry the book is free to download. I have mine on my ipad.

By Rosilene M G

Jan 4, 2016

Excellent! Easy language for non-programmers as me. I'm thrilled as I am keen on programming. And this course is just perfect to me. And the way they are 'spreading knowlodge' is fantastic. They make sure to give you all information and access that you need to do it.

By Petko N M

Oct 26, 2022

I strongly recommend this course to anyone, who wants to get into Python programming. The pace is slow enough even for people with moderate logical thinking. Everything is really simplified and well explained, and the support to questions in the forum is very good.

By Joel K

May 25, 2022

This was the most enjoyable and frustrating online course I have taken. The tasks provided and tips were helpful all the way through, although all the syntax errors during my studying often made my hair stand up. All in all, a very well put together course.

Thank you

By Tim M

Aug 21, 2021

Great! I had no trouble coming in blind to the subject. Would highly recommend this course to anyone that would like to learn regardless of their background. All recourses are provided and instructions are clear enough to follow regardless of prior Python knowledge.

By Yordan И

Feb 15, 2021

It is very informative and well designed course. I had a bit of previous experience with Python and some of the stuff they teach was not new for me. However what this course helped me was that I mastered the "while" and "for" loops which is the next level of coding.

By Jin C

Nov 18, 2020

Truly inspiring and very friendly for a novice. This course helped me grasp some basic ideas about computer and programming. Dr. Chuck as instructor is brilliant, humorous and I enjoyed the learing experience. I would like to continue with the Python Data Structure.