Python Bootcamp for incoming engineering student

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5StarShield
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My oldest child is enrolling in the fall and my wife said some parents in the Facebook group are suggesting he take this course prior to starting classes.

Any engineering students/grads that have input on whether this is necessary or valuable? TIA

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ag97tx
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My son is a junior mechanical engineering student and it is absolutely necessary. When your child takes the Engineering 102 class they will need to know Python already or they will be behind. They also use Python in Calculus and in Physics I believe. So it is definitely better to know it rather than trying to learn it while you are also in these other classes that are all moving at a fast pace.

Prior to freshman year, my son had taken 2 years of computer science in high school and then he did a couple of private tutoring sessions with someone that had just graduated to make sure he was ready.
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Is there a particular one you would recommend? My son will be a Sr next year and has a strong STEM foundation but not much in programming directly as he is interested in Biomedical Engineering. I know programming is going to be needed though for any Engineering at A&M. He's done a little Python on the side but no formal training.
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5StarShield
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Appreciate the reply.

Aggie93, my wife sent me this link she got from the Facebook group but I'm interested if anyone has any input or suggestions.

https://www.udemy.com/course/complete-python-bootcamp/
n_touch
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5StarShield said:

My oldest child is enrolling in the fall and my wife said some parents in the Facebook group are suggesting he take this course prior to starting classes.

Any engineering students/grads that have input on whether this is necessary or valuable? TIA

cross posted on the Nerdery
Udemy is Good, Code with Mosh is good as well. I really like his delivery. FreeCodeCamp is also a great resource. The main thing is that when working with the course, he finds something to do on his own. It is easy to code when you are following, but you need to do it away from the lesson. A little every day goes a long way.
Bonfire.1996
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Thanks for posting this. Another item in a long list of things A&M doesn't inform people about
DavidPellot
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5StarShield said:

Appreciate the reply.

Aggie93, my wife sent me this link she got from the Facebook group but I'm interested if anyone has any input or suggestions.

https://www.udemy.com/course/complete-python-bootcamp/
Udemy always offers great courses. I've taken a few and can say it's worth it.

And I'm general, I think that if there is a time, taking such courses there or on other platforms is great because they are beneficial for skill improvement. For me now, writing is hard, so I'm looking for something related to it. I've been using https://ca.papersowl.com/pay-for-essay for some time, and it has helped me out a lot. But I know that it's important to become better, and I do my best to improve.
Average Joe
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https://cs50.harvard.edu/python/2022/

I've taken one of the other programming courses and it's top notch. Don't have to turn in the assignments, but there are plenty to work through.
Buck Turgidson
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Is there a similar requirement for incoming business majors?
Ridge14
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WTH it would've been so nice to learn python back when I was in school instead of MATLAB and LEGO Programming freshman year.
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Fortran. I write Python code all the time with Copilot. No need to learn a new language if you know how to code. I've done tons of C, C++, Java, Python, Ruby, Powershell, batch, tech, perl, TCL, etc. Too much to remember. I code in English now. It certainly helps to have a background, but you need to know how to use Copilot today. Unless you like to waste a lot of time.
Ridge14
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Yeah I agree, chat gpt actually coded something for me in python and something else in php last week and it worked perfectly. Still, if I was going to learn syntax I would've preferred to learn something useful like python instead of MATLAB
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