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Good course. Very fast progress without any prior Python knowledge.
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Very nice course, got many useful suggestions.
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Mike is an outstanding teacher ... I will look for his classes in the future.
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The Python Summer Course was a very good opportunity to know almost all about Python. ... Highly recommended!!
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We had a wide range of Python experience in our group and each person gained something valuable to take away....
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I can absolutely recommend this course to everybody who wants become productive with Python very quickly. ...
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The standard Python for programmers and the customized "Python for Experts" course where a great success. ...
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[The trainer] knows well what scientists need, so his hints are very practical and valuable. The hands-on course [..] covers a wide range of examples and will be very helpful in my daily work. ...
Dorota Jarecka, University of Warsaw about the course "Python for Scientists and Engineers" more ...

The course "Python for Scientists and Engineers" is a very useful introduction to Python programming for scientific applications ...
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Very good introduction to the programming language.
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Course: Python for Non-Programmers

Intended Audience

This course is designed for participants without any prior programming experience. Prerequisites are only some experience with an operating system and a general understanding of common computer task such as office software or similar applications.

Course Content

The basics of programming are explained systematically using Python.

This includes:

Comparison of different contemporary programming languages in terms of functionality, application as well as advantages and disadvantages
Data types, values, and variables
Expressions and statements
Operators
Functions
Flow of control
Loops
Strings
Lists, tuples
Dictionaries
Handling of files
Object orientation
- Classes
- Methods
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
Programming praxis
- Development environments
- Debugging
- Types of development

All topics are introduced with examples. Each topic is immediately applied in computer exercises.

Course Duration

3 days

Exercises

The participants can follow all steps directly on their computers. There are exercises at the end of each unit providing ample opportunity to apply the freshly learned knowledge.

Course Material

Every participant receives comprehensive printed materials that cover the whole course content as wells a CD with all source codes and used software.

Costs

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