{"id":503,"date":"2015-01-15T13:24:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T13:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grindgis.com\/?p=503"},"modified":"2015-08-12T01:02:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T01:02:57","slug":"free-python-course-for-gis-users-from-coursera-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grindgis.com\/?p=503","title":{"rendered":"Free Python Course for GIS Users from coursera.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coursera.org<\/a> is a non-profit educational institution. People enjoy learning different kinds of subject through online. This courses are taken from different Universities courses. \u00a0They are instructed\u00a0by well renowned professors. It cover courses form different field like physics, engineering, humanities, medicine, biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, and other subjects.<\/p>\n

Programming for everybody (Python)<\/a> is one of the free course. It is a 10 weeks course with 2 to 4 hour of a week study is recommended. Instruction is based on English. It is taught by Charles Severance. This course is made available from University of Michigan. One thing to note down is, you have to pay for the certified certificate.<\/p>\n

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Watch the video from the Professor Charles Severance:\u00a0<\/strong>
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Course Syllabus<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Couse Length: \u00a0 10 weeks of study<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Houser of study: 2-4 hours on a week<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Week One<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0Introduction – Why we program?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Week Two<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0Variables and Expressions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Conditional code<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Functions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Loops and Iteration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Strings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Files<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Lists<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Dictionaries<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Tuples<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Regular Expressions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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About this course<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

The text book called Python for Informatics: Exploring Information<\/a> is recommended for reading which is available for free download in different formats including pdf. Printed copy might cost you few bucks, right now 9.99 dollar<\/a> from the Amazon.<\/p>\n

Each week they cover one chapter which is one hour lecture material. Every week there will be quiz, programming questions and assignments at the end.<\/p>\n

You do not need a depth knowledge in mathematics or any subject to take this course. It is a basic programming. All the lectures are through videos files which makes easy to learn. Coursera.org has provided detail information about the installation of required software and how to be organized with the folders and other stuffs.<\/p>\n

Detail Information is at: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/pythonlearn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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