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Microsoft Future Ready: Introduction to Python Programming 

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Microsoft Future Ready: Introduction to Python Programming
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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

900

Mode of learning

Online

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Microsoft Future Ready: Introduction to Python Programming
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Highlights

  • Duration 3 weeks
  • Weekly study 5 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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Microsoft Future Ready: Introduction to Python Programming
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More about this course
  • Python is the most requested skill in data science job ads today. The demand for these skills grew 435% from 2019, according to Forbes, and is ranked in the top 3 for programming languages by the IEEE Spectrum.
  • This course provides a thorough introduction to Python - the programming language used by Instagram, IBM, Netflix, and Facebook. You'll build knowledge specific to data science applications, then dive into the world of data visualisation.
  • You'll learn basic arithmetic and variables and basic syntax, and how to create and manipulate regular Python lists.
  • You'll discover how to build and handle data structures such as Python lists, NumPy arrays and Pandas DataFrame, and perform interesting calculations. You'll also be introduced to Python functions and control flow.
  • Learn how to create stunning data visualisations with Python. You'll learn how to create and customise plots on real data, and create presentations based on your own data. This is the next key step to getting buy-in on your data analysis by ensuring that you can communicate it to a diverse audience.
  • By the end of the course, you'll be better equipped to start a career in Python programming - ready to offer employers the most in-demand skill in data science.
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Microsoft Future Ready: Introduction to Python Programming
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Course Introduction

About this Course

Introduction to Python

Introducing Variables and Types

Python Lists

Subsetting Lists

Manipulating Lists

Wrapping up the week

Introduction to Functions, Methods and Objects

Introduction to Functions

Methods and Objects

Python Packages

NumPy and NumPy Arrays

2D NumPy Arrays

Basic Statistics with NumPy

Wrapping up the Week

Boolean Logic, Pandas and Data Visualisation

Boolean Logic and Control Flow

Pandas

Plotting with Matplotlib

Histograms

Data Visualisation

Final Labs and Course Wrap Up

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