Python from Zero

Graduiertenakademie
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You don't have any experience with coding, but would like to learn an easy-to-learn programming language? This is then the right course for you! Become a hero(ine) from zero! This course will give an introduction into the versatile and popular programming language Python. Since 1991 when the first version of Python was published, it became one of the most important programming languages used in various scientific fields, quantitative finance and the today's data-driven business world for data analysis and visualization. Python is also one of the most demanded skills by future employers in data science outside academia.

No prior knowledge in any programming language is required. Therefore it should be suitable for participants of any discipline with no coding experience.
The participants of this course will become familiar with the foundations of coding/programming by the example of the popular programming language Python using Jupyter Notebooks. A Jupyter notebook is an interactive Python environment.

Participants will be introduced during four sessions of 4 h each to
• basic data types, variables and operators: int/float, strings, tuples, lists, dictionaries
• control flow structures: for/while loops, if/elif/else statements, switch
• code structures: functions, loading and usage of modules
• running code from the command-line: handling of command-line arguments
• first application examples of data handling and visualization

You need an account at University of Greifswald.
The course will be in English.

Instructor: Lars Gabriel, lars.gabriel@uni-greifswald.de
Dates: 11.-13.9.2024 9-16:00
Location: RTK, Wollweberstraße 1
Available seats: 30

Please use the graduate academy website for course registration.

Contact
Graduiertenakademie der Universität Greifswald
Domstraße 11, Eingang 4, Raum 3.24, 17489 Greifswald
Telefon +49 3834 420 1618
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Organization

  • Graduiertenakademie der Universität Greifswald

Location

  • Rechentechnisches Kabinett (RTK)
    Wollweberstraße 1
    17489 Greifswald