Wesleyan University- Python Programming: A Concise Introduction

I had an aim to learn the Python programming language. I found a course on Coursera titled, “Python Programming: A Concise Introduction”. This course provides a gentle introduction to Python that is taught so that the average person can pick it up with relative ease. The course has many videos explaining how to accomplish different tasks using Python. This course has four chapters. At the end of each chapter, the student must complete a set of coding exercises that reviews what we had been taught. The exercises are none too difficult, and everything necessary to complete them is found within the video lectures, although you may need to spend some time thinking it through.

Course Description: From Coursera’s website: “The goal of the course is to introduce students to Python Version 3.x programming using hands on instruction. It will show how to install Python and use the Spyder IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for writing and debugging programs. The approach will be to present an example followed by a small exercise where the learner tries something similar to solidify a concept. At the end of each module there will be an exercise where the student is required to write simple programs and submit them for grading. It is intended for students with little or no programming background, although students with such a background should be able to move forward at their preferred pace. The course is four modules long and is designed to be completed in four weeks.”