Python for Beginners | Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate

The Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate teaches learners how to use machine learning, predictive modeling, and experimental design to collect and analyze large amounts of data. Designed and taught by experts at Google, this advanced program builds on the foundations of the Google Data Analytics Certificate and helps enhance technical skills with industry‑leading tools, including Jupyter Notebook, Python, and Tableau. 00:00: Introduction to Course 2 04:45: Welcome to week 1 06:25: Introduction to Python 11:51: Discover more about Python 18:22: Jupyter notebooks 21:01: Object-oriented programming 25:44: Variables and data types 31:38: Create precise variable names 36:16: Data types and conversions 40:44: Wrap-up 42:16: Welcome to week 2 45:22: Define functions and returning values 51:32: Write clean code 55:21: Use comments to scaffold your code 01:01:59: Make comparisons using operators 01:06:20: Use if, elif, else statements to make decisions 01:17:11: Wrap-up 01:18:42: Welcome to week 3 01:21:22: Introduction to while loops 01:30:20: Introduction to for loops 01:34:40: Loops with multiple range() parameters 01:38:29: Work with strings 01:42:10: String slicing 01:49:06: Format strings 01:54:03: Wrap-up 01:56:07: Welcome to week 4 01:58:11: Introduction to lists 02:03:02: Modify the contents of a list 02:07:19: Introduction to tuples 02:11:30: More with loops, lists, and tuples 02:17:10: Introduction to dictionaries 02:21:43: Dictionary methods 02:26:29: Introduction to sets 02:31:59: The power of packages 02:36:22: Introduction to NumPy 02:40:24: Basic array operations 02:46:40: Introduction to pandas 02:51:32: pandas basics 03:01:43: Boolean masking 03:07:32: Grouping and aggregation 03:13:23: Merging and joining data 03:22:09: Wrap-up 03:23:48: Welcome to week 5 03:26:30: Introduction to Course 2 end-of-course portfolio project 03:28:39: End-of-course project wrap-up and tips for ongoing career success 03:31:35: Course wrap-up