University of Colorado Boulder
BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners Specialization

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University of Colorado Boulder

BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners Specialization

Launch Your Career as Data Scientists. By completing this specialization, learners will gain a strong foundation in Python programming, including flow control, functions, and core data structures, equipping them with essential skills for data analysis and problem-solving in various industries.

Di Wu

Instructor: Di Wu

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months
at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master Python fundamentals, including data types, control flow, and functions, to build a strong coding foundation.

  • Explore Python’s built-in data structures like lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries to efficiently manage and manipulate data.

  • Gain hands-on experience solving real-world problems through practical projects that demonstrate Python’s versatility in data management.

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Use Python programming fundamentals, including variables, data types, and basic input/output functions

  • Perform arithmetic, relational, and logical operations, and manipulate strings

  • Analyze and create Python programs to solve real-world problems

Skills you'll gain

Category: Jupyter Notebook
Category: Python (Programming Language)
Category: Python Data Type
Category: Python Operations

What you'll learn

  • Implement if, if-else, and if-elif-else to handle conditions and design branching logic for decision-making problems.

  • Use while and for loops, apply break and continue, and solve practical problems by automating tasks with loops.

  • Implement functions with various parameters, return types, and recursion, comparing iterative and recursive solutions for efficiency.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Python (Programming Language)
Category: Python Functions
Category: Python Flow Controls

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different Python data structures and apply them to solve practical problems

  • Implement various operations on Python data structures, such as accessing, slicing, modifying, and using comprehensions

  • Understand the characteristics and uses of core Python data structures, including lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Jupyter Notebook
Category: Python (Programming Language)
Category: Python Data Structures

Instructor

Di Wu
University of Colorado Boulder
18 Courses41,188 learners

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