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Introduction to programming with Python for Research
Course Description:

Do you want to learn how to start using programming for your research? In this course you’ll learn the basics of programming using Python so that you will be able to apply this knowledge to your research. Though the course is in Python, the concepts you will learn are applicable to any other programming language.

This course teaches the basics of programming using Python with the focus to use it for research. It’s aimed to researchers that have no experience of programming – in any language - before. If you're already comfortable, with variables, loops, and functions; then this course is not for you.

This session will cover:

  1. Fundamental Python language syntax
  2. The different ways to use Python
  3. Data structures with lists and dictionaries
  4. Repeating actions and making choices
  5. Files and the filesystem
  6. Making functions
  7. Visualising data

Objectives:

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Use python from different interfaces
  • Write your own programs that will allow you to repeat an experiment
  • Create functions to be able to reuse it from different programs
  • Read and write data files from a program
  • Visualise your data
  • Understand other programming languages
Intended Audience:

Intended audience:

  • Graduate students from any discipline
  • Researchers without previous programming experience
Target Audience: 果冻影院 Research Staff and PG Research students only
Course Contact:
Further Information:
25/10/2024 (10:00AM) - 25/10/2024 (12:00PM)  (Enrol between 16/09/2024 and 23/10/2024) Enrol

07/02/2025 (10:00AM) - 07/02/2025 (12:00PM)  (Enrol between 02/12/2024 and 05/02/2025) Enrol

21/03/2025 (10:00AM) - 21/03/2025 (12:00PM)  (Enrol between 02/12/2024 and 19/03/2025) Enrol

02/05/2025 (10:00AM) - 02/05/2025 (12:00PM)  (Enrol between 07/03/2025 and 30/04/2025) Enrol

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