Ratings and Reviews for Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

thank you so much

great beginners course for people with no knowledge in programming

well explained, liked very much! thank you, dr. Severance!

Excellent!

It is very helpful to enroll in the course. Thank you, Coursera for helping to complete the course

Excellent python course for begin

This course is very helpful for beginners. They can able to build their base very strongly if they learn this course properly.

Nice planned way of "leveling". :)

This is a great introduction to Python. Everything is taken step by step and the Python-specific topics are very clearly explained. I found that valuable. However, I would say that this course is not really for everybody, but for those with absolutely no experience in coding in any other language. Prof. Severance takes a lot of time to explain fundamental concepts which are virtually the same regardless of the language one is using. I studied C++ during my highschool years, more than 12 years ago. Moreover, I have used Matlab quite extensively as well as a bit of VBA during my BSc and MSc (more than 7 years ago) and a little bit of both during my work years. In that respect, the time Prof. Severance takes to explain the mechanics of the algorithms was a bit of a waste. Maybe the book would be the better option for those who can move through the material faster.Overall: very clear, very well structured, a bit too slow.

Excellent material, well explained for beginners. Easy to understand and start with.