Ratings and Reviews for Introduction to Data Science in Python

The topics covered in the course are certainly important for anyone interested in using Python for Data Science, but sadly, there is only really basic information about each topic taught in the videos. In the labs, there is heavy focus on "self learning" (basically, the instructor encourages you to use StackOverflow and other resources to figure out things that were intentionally not taught in the course). While it's interesting that the problems have a very real-world nature to them (including searching the web to help you find answers to things), if I wanted to learn the tools taught in this course that way, I wouldn't have enrolled in this, and just got a good book and practiced myself independently. Also puzzling is that there are weird "discussion" segments that have no relevance to any of the topics taught. One moment you are learning about pandas dataframes, and the next, it's asking you for a 90 word opinion on data science ethics. This is somewhat ironic given the otherwise very practical/applied nature of the course. Not relevant at all to a working professional. One other note: as I write this, for the past few days, no students were able to get their assignments graded, since the auto-grader was broken, and there are multiple reports of this in the forums. It's puzzling the staff let this problem persist for days with no ETA or acknowledgement of the issue.

Chris Brooks is a fantastic instructor. The lectures are clear and engaging.

Wonderful! I learned a lot doing my homework!

Good, basic introduction to basics of the Python language.

Lectures are brief, shallow and too compressed Grader is buggy Generally course is bad. I spent more time in Stackoverflow than here to find answers I can read books and surf pandas docs by my own, what is the sence. Just a waste of time

Awesome content! Teaching methodology is great too!

Fast paced course but still useful if you are getting yo

very good introductory course though with a steep outside the lectures learning curve. good for you as that is how much of learning takes place, not only through some one pointing the way but having a destination (hw, assignments etc) and finding your way to that goal along with others (discussion forums)

This course is pretty challenge, but I indeed learnt a lot thorough striving pass these assignments.

Nice course. Great teachers!! Excellent!