CS005
Intro to Programming 2: Python
Faculty
Igor Slinko
Computer Vision Engineer at SportTotal.tv
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Skills you’ll learn
Overview
Whereas “Intro to Programming 1” introduces you to basic Python instruments, such as lists, dicts, loops, etc, “Intro to Programming 2” focuses on building complex programs.
In Python anything is an object. Every object has its own functions and operators (that are functions too). For example, you can get two lists and concatenate them with a ‘+’ operator. What is the reason for the ‘+’ operator to behave this way for lists and absolutely different to float numbers? Can we overload this operator to do anything we can imagine? Or can we create an object that is almost like a list but has two dimensions?
Python is a beautiful language mainly due to its huge community of enthusiasts. This means that if you can think of a thing, it is most likely already implemented in some third-party library (like that 2D list, we mentioned above). This means that you can gracefully integrate someone else's code into your program. In our course we will learn how to do this, making your code compact and efficient.
Learning highlights
- The main goal is to make a transition from exploiting the “magic” of Python towards understanding and transforming it. In doing so, you can create complex and yet intelligible programs.
- By completing the course you’ll develop a full understanding of how Python works on a user level. Students will comprehend:
- OOP principles: Inheritance, Polymorphism, Composition, Aggregation, as well as when to use classes over functions.
- What an iterator or a generator is and how to create them
- How a program runs and what Call Stack is. This knowledge allows the user to effectively debug code.
- Why we need exceptions and how to catch them
- How decorators are organized and how they simplify our programs
- How to read and write files
Course outline
15 classes
Class 1
Reading/writing files in Python
Class 2
Practice session 0
Class 3
Python libraries (modules). Module “collections”. Installing new modules via pip. Creating our own modules
Class 4
Practice session 1
Class 5
Exceptions, Call Stack
Class 6
Practice session 2
Class 7
Classes and objects
Class 8
Practice session 3
Class 9
Classes and objects, part 2
Class 10
Practice session 4
Class 11
Iterators and generators. List comprehensions
Class 12
Practice session 5
Class 13
Decorators
Class 14
Practice session 6
Class 15
Final Exam
Methodology
This course is very practical: we won’t spend a minute looking at PowerPoint presentations. All the material will be given as code examples and code assignments. We’ll have plenty of class practice with live testing. Tasks that are not done in the classroom are converted into homework. It might be hard first but you’ll learn how to think in Python.
Grading
Ex. Samsung AI Center, Yandex, VK, Brickit.app, OneSoil Master of Computer Science at MIPT
Igor Slinko obtained a Master's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science at MIPT (Moscow). After that, he worked as C++ and Python developer at Yandex. Several years later he turned his attention to Data Science and Computer Vision. He switched to a researcher position at Mail.ru, and also started teaching Machine Learning at HSE (Moscow). Then he became team lead at a newly developed Samsung AI Center, where he developed Computer Vision algorithms in Robotics. He also collaborated with Michael Romanov to create an open course called "Neural Networks and Computer Vision" which amassed an audience of 50k students.
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Intro to Programming 2: Python
by Igor Slinko
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jan 11 - Jan 29, 2021
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.