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Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 19 hours
  • Course by University of Michigan
  • Offered by

About

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.

Modules

Welcome

    • 2 Videos
    • 5 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Video: Welcome to Class - Dr. Chuck
  • Video: Welcome to Python - Guido van Rossum

5 Readings

  • Reading: Welcome to The Class
  • Help Us Learn More About You!
  • Course Syllabus
  • Textbook: Python for Everybody: Exploring Data in Python 3
  • Submitting Assignments

Lecture materials

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • 1.1 - Why Program
  • 1.2 - Hardware Overview
  • 1.3 - Python as a Language

Additional Materials

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Fun: The Textbook Authors Meet @PyCon2015
  • Face to Face Office Hours - Bengaluru, India

1 Readings

  • Audio Versions of All Lectures

Installing Python - Overview

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Python Code Playground

1 Videos

  • Demonstration: Using the Python Playground

2 Readings

  • Important Reading: Using Python in this Class
  • Notes on Choice of Text Editor

Recommended: Install Python - Windows 10

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Windows 10: Installing Python and Writing A Program
  • Windows: Taking Screen Shots

Recommended: Using Python - Macintosh

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Macintosh: Using Python and Writing A Program
  • Macintosh: Taking Screen Shots

Optional: Python Installation

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Optional- Installing Python Screen Shots

Bonus Materials

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Bonus: Eben Upton and the RaspBerry Pi

Lecture materials

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • 1.4 - Writing Paragraphs of Code

Review: Chapter 1

    • 1 Quiz
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1 Quiz

  • Chapter 1

Assignment: Chapter 1

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Assignment: Write Hello World

1 Videos

  • Demonstration: Doing the "Hello World" Assignment

Bonus: Chapter 1

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Interview: Daphne Koller - Building Coursera
  • Face-to-Face Office Hours: Milan, Italy

Lecture materials

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • 2.1 - Expressions
  • 2.2 - Expressions Part 2
  • 2.3 - Expressions - Part 3

Review: Chapter 2

    • 1 Quiz
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1 Quiz

  • Chapter 2

Assignment: Chapter 2

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 ExternalTool
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2 External Tool

  • Assignment 2.2
  • Assignment 2.3

1 Videos

  • Worked Exercise: 2.3

1 Readings

  • Where is the worked exercise for Assignment 2.2?

Bonus: Chapter 2

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Interview: Pooja Sankar - Building Piazza
  • Office Hours: Mountain View, CA

Lecture materials

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2 Videos

  • 3.1 Conditional Statements
  • 3.2 More Conditional Statements

Review: Chapter 3

    • 1 Quiz
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1 Quiz

  • Chapter 3

Assignment: Chapter 3

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 ExternalTool
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2 External Tool

  • Assignment 3.1
  • Assignment 3.3

1 Videos

  • Worked Exercise: 3.2

Bonus: Chapter 3

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Interview: Massimo Banzi: The Arduino
  • Office Hours: Seoul Korea

Lecture materials

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2 Videos

  • 4.1 - Using Functions
  • 4.2 - Building Functions

Review: Chapter 4

    • 1 Quiz
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1 Quiz

  • Chapter 4

Assignment: Chapter 4

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1 External Tool

  • Assignment 4.6

Bonus: Chapter 4

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Interview: Guido van Rossum: The Early Years of Python
  • Office Hours: Manila Philippines

Lecture materials

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4 Videos

  • 5.1 - Loops and Iteration
  • 5.2 - Definite Loops
  • 5.3 - Finding the Largest Value
  • 5.4 - Loop Idioms

Review: Chapter 5

    • 1 Quiz
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1 Quiz

  • Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Assignment

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1 External Tool

  • Assignment 5.2

1 Videos

  • Worked Exercise: 5.1

Wrap-Up

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  • What's Next - Dr.Chuck

Bonus: Chapter 5

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Interview: Guido van Rossum - The Modern Era of Python
  • Office Hours: Paris, France

2 Readings

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Charles Russell Severance
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Charles Russell Severance