This introduction to Python will kickstart your learning of Python for data science, as well as programming in general. This beginner-friendly Python course will take you from zero to programming in Python in a matter of hours.
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Approx. 22 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, Korean, Vietnamese, German
Skills you will gain
Data SciencePython ProgrammingNumpyPandas
Learner Career Outcomes
41%
started a new career after completing these courses
39%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Beginner Level
Approx. 22 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, Korean, Vietnamese, German
Offered by
IBM
IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers. Utilizing its business consulting, technology and R&D expertise, IBM helps clients become "smarter" as the planet becomes more digitally interconnected. IBM invests more than $6 billion a year in R&D, just completing its 21st year of patent leadership. IBM Research has received recognition beyond any commercial technology research organization and is home to 5 Nobel Laureates, 9 US National Medals of Technology, 5 US National Medals of Science, 6 Turing Awards, and 10 Inductees in US Inventors Hall of Fame.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Python Basics
3 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 11 min), 1 reading, 5 quizzes
1 reading
About this Course10m
3 practice exercises
Types8m
Expressions and Variables8m
String Operations14m
5 hours to complete
Python Data Structures
5 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 17 min)
3 practice exercises
List and Tuples18m
Dictionaries6m
Sets6m
5 hours to complete
Python Programming Fundamentals
5 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 41 min)
4 practice exercises
Conditions and Branching6m
Loops8m
Functions10m
Objects and Classes6m
7 hours to complete
Working with Data in Python
7 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 41 min), 1 reading, 11 quizzes
8 videos
Writing Files with Open2m
Loading Data with Pandas3m
Pandas: Working with and Saving Data2m
One Dimensional Numpy11m
Two Dimensional Numpy7m
Simple APIs (Part 1)5m
Simple APIs (Part 2)5m
1 reading
Using loc, iloc and ix10m
5 practice exercises
Reading Files with Open6m
Writing files with open6m
Pandas6m
One Dimensional Numpy6m
Two Dimensional Numpy6m
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