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Training Description:

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.

Additional information

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Describe the basics of the Python programming language

• Install Python and write your first program

• Use variables to store, retrieve and calculate information

• Utilize core programming tools such as functions and loops

SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN

Python Syntax And Semantics
Basic Programming Language
Computer Programming
Python Programming

Speakers:

Instructor
Charles Russell Severance
Clinical Professor
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