This specialization is intended for people without programming experience who seek to develop python programming skills and learn about the underlying computer science concepts that will allow them to pick up other programming languages quickly. In these four courses, you will cover everything from fundamentals to object-oriented design. These topics will help prepare you to write anything from small programs to automate repetitive tasks to larger applications, giving you enough understanding of python to tackle more specialized topics such as Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
Course Objectives:
- Use variables and operators to store and manipulate small pieces of data
- Repeat sections of your program using the appropriate loop type
- Automate decision making using selection statements so the program result differs based on data
Course Objectives:
- Store and manipulate lists of data
- Read and write to text and CSV files
- Compare and manipulate strings of text
Course Objectives:
- Define and use custom functions to improve code readability
- When and how to use recursion instead of iteration
- Create and modify custom objects
Course Objectives:
- How to architect larger programs using object-oriented principles
- Encapsulate relevant information and methods in a class
- Re-use parts of classes using inheritance
