Neo4j Fundamentals

Course Duration: 1 hour
Categories: Beginner

Learn the basics of Neo4j and the property graph model

Welcome to GraphAcademy, and the Neo4j Fundamentals course. This course has been designed to set you on your way to becoming a Neo4j expert. In this course you will learn about the underlying principles that underpin Neo4j.

We will take you on a journey from 1736 Prussia for a brief history of graph theory, discuss the types of graphs you may see in the wild, and walk through an example dataset that we will revisit throughout your journey with GraphAcademy.

2025 Course Update

This course will be updated on the 2nd January 2025 to include new content and exercises.

If you are currently working through this course, please complete it before this date.

If you are part way through the course when it is updated, you will loose any progress.

Duration

1 hour

What you will learn

Basic graph theory and the elements that make a graph
Graph structures
Common graph use cases
Elements of a Neo4j graph database
How Neo4j implements index-free-adjacency
How to navigate a Neo4j dataset
How to write basic Cypher queries

This course includes

7 video lessons
3 lessons
8 multiple choice quizzes

Get Support

If you find yourself stuck at any stage then our friendly community will be happy to help. You can reach out for help on the Neo4j Community Site, or head over to the Neo4j Discord server for real-time discussions.