{"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":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/pythonlearn\" target=\"_blank\">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<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p><strong>Watch the video from the Professor Charles Severance:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/pythonlearn\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/course\/pythonlearn<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 524px; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; height: 370px; background: #d9d9d9;\" border=\"1\" width=\"434\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 325.8pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"434\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: #5bc98c;\">Course Syllabus<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Couse Length: \u00a0 10 weeks of study<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Houser of study: 2-4 hours on a week<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Instruction Medium: English<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week One<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Introduction &#8211; Why we program?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Two<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Variables and Expressions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Three<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Conditional code<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Four<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Functions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Five<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Loops and Iteration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Six<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Strings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Seven<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Files<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Eight<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Lists<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Nine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Dictionaries<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Week Ten<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Tuples<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 141.5pt; border: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"189\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Optional Topic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; border-right: solid #ED7D31 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"246\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0Regular Expressions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; color: #5bc98c;\">About this course<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The text book called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pythonlearn.com\/book.php\" target=\"_blank\">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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1492339245\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1492339245&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=drchu02-20\">9.99 dollar<\/a> from the Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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. 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