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To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.
What You Will Learn
- Define and use custom functions to improve code readability
- When and how to use recursion instead of iteration
- Create and modify custom objects
Course 3 of 4 in the Programming in Python: A Hands-on Introduction Specialization.
Syllabus
WEEK 1
User-Defined Functions
Re-use pieces of code by wrapping them in functions. You can create functions that take in and/or return data.
WEEK 2
Recursion
Use recursion for special cases of iteration.
WEEK 3
Introduction to Objects
Learn about user-defined classes and how to use them to create objects.
WEEK 4
Mutability
Change the attributes associated with an object through methods.
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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