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Learn to Program: The Fundamentals

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Free Online Course: Learn to Program: The Fundamentals provided by Coursera is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 7 weeks long, 25 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Coursera. Learn to Program: The Fundamentals is taught by Jennifer Campbell and Paul Gries.

University of Toronto via Coursera
7 weeks long, 25 hours worth of material
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Overview

  • Behind every mouse click and touch-screen tap, there is a computer program that makes things happen. This course introduces the fundamental building blocks of programming and teaches you how to write fun and useful programs using the Python language.

Syllabus

    • Python, Variables, and Functions
      • This module gives an overview of the course, the editor we will use to write programs, and an introduction to fundamental concepts in Python including variables, mathematical expressions, and functions.
    • Strings and Designing Functions
      • This module introduces strings (a Python data type used to represent text), and a process to follow when creating a function.
    • Booleans, Import, Namespaces, and if Statements
      • This module introduces Booleans (logical values True and False), how to convert between types, how to use Boolean expressions in if statements to selectively run code, and the concept of a Python module.
    • For Loops and Fancy String Manipulation
      • This module introduces one way to repeat code (using a for loop), how to manipulate strings, and how to use a debugger to watch a program execute step by step.
    • While Loops, Lists, and Mutability
      • This module introduces another way to repeat code (using a while loop), how to properly document your code to help other programmers understand it, Python's list data type, and the concept of mutation.
    • For Loops Over Indices, Parallel and Nested Lists and Strings, and Files
      • This module introduces how to use a for loop over the indexes of a list, how to nest lists, and how to read a write files.
    • Tuples and Dictionaries
      • This module introduces tuples (an immutable version of lists), and Python's dictionary type.

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