Python Fundamentals (Udemy.com)

Probably the best Python Beginner course on the internet

( 99 Reviews )

Created by: Sanjin Dedic

Produced in 2018

What you will learn

You will get a clear understanding of all Python core concepts
You will be able to write programs that interact with a user through a text terminal
Create basic games based on guessing random number generation
Simulate an intelligent conversation with a computer
Write functions that take in any number of arguments
Create program that encrypts messages
Create a program that cracks encrypted messages

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Overall Score : 88 / 100

Course Description

Becoming an awesome programmer is a bit like building a large tower of knowledge in that solid foundations are the key to your success. Completing this course will provide you with mastery over these foundations. Here is a quick summary of the journey that awaits you:

Curriculum
The course will focus on mastering the following concepts

variables (integers, floats and strings)
control structures ( loops and if statements)
functions
data structures (lists and dictionaries)

Learning Process
The course incorporates principles known to help humans learn better, namely: multiple perspectives, revision, feedback and real world application. The following three step process will help you retain and master all the topics covered in this course:
Step 1: Demonstrate concept with both visual and text outputs: this is achieved by first writing a program with a text output and then writing another where the output is created visually using turtle.
Step 2: Test your understanding with 10 coding exercises: all of these are automatically marked using the python unittest module giving you instant valuable feedback.
Step 3: Apply your understanding to write useful and interesting programs: The core concepts you have learned will be put together into programs which do useful and interesting things like:

User authentication with a dictionary
Guessing number game
Human reaction time measurement
Human memory training
Palindrome Discovery (all single word palindromes in English)

Who this course is for:

High School Students looking to learn programming
Computer professionals looking to get a quick handle on python
Teachers / Tutors looking to find an ideal learning sequence to teach Python programming
Programming students looking to take a practical jargon free approach

Time: 4.5h

Instructor Details

Sanjin Dedic

4.4 Rating
99 Reviews

Sanjin is a teacher and a robotics engineer with a passion for teaching Coding and Robotics to school aged children. He has spent more than 5 years teaching various age groups in platforms like Scratch, Arduino, Python, Raspberry Pi and Lego Mindstorms.

He is presently working with over 20 schools in Melbourne to help them implement the Digital Technologies Curriculum in a meaningful manner. This means developing learning sequences that help students easily grasp the core concepts of coding and then setting them up with problems that involve higher level computational thinking and integration with various mathematical concepts.