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Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

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.

Status: Programming Principles
Status: Computer Programming
BeginnerCourse17 hours

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Reviewed Sep 2, 2020

The course is excellent! The content is very clear and the professor even makes it fun to learn! I would recommend it to anyone interested in programming with no previous knowledge in the subject.

Reviewed May 12, 2017

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.

Reviewed Jun 10, 2022

Excellent for beginners like me. Although, I do wish that there were more examples and explanations per topic, more exercises per topic, and more projects per topic to really drive home the material.

Reviewed Aug 23, 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.

Reviewed Nov 4, 2015

This class was great!! Easy to follow and the exercises are truly for beginners!!! Thank you very much Dr. Severance for putting together this class! I'm looking forward to take the rest of them!!!

Reviewed Dec 15, 2016

It's an amazing course, even for beginner's who barely had any knowledge about programming. It includes exercises that teach you step-wise know how and a logical flow towards understanding python

Reviewed Apr 13, 2020

Excellent Course. I have computer science background but still as the name suggest its for Everybody and Dr. Chuck is good mentor. Looking forward to other courses of py4e as well. Thank You Coursera

Reviewed May 3, 2021

This is the best course I've taken by far! The instructor does well at explaining the concepts and makes it interesting. I really enjoyed this course and am excited to continue forward. Thank you!

Reviewed Nov 21, 2020

This course is very useful and the way Dr. Charles Severance teaches is outstanding. It's gonna be a perfect course for those who are looking for a programming course specially designed for beginners.

Reviewed Jul 1, 2021

Dr Chuck is amazing!! Great methods, and informative.. Gained knowledge and confidence. Definitely worth the time.. cant wait to start my next course with the University of Michigan, and with Dr Chuck

Reviewed Jan 4, 2021

So easy to learn with the videos and tutorials! I have gone through 2 other coding classes and haven't been able to finish because I get stuck and this one has been 100x better in helping me learn :)

Reviewed Nov 3, 2022

Amazing Course with most amazing instructor! Dr. Chuck teaches in the most enthusiastic and interactive way. If you are new to Python, this is the best course to start with without being overwhelmed.

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