Free online MIT college courses

[crazyman]

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/

You won't get any credit for it, but you can learn for free if you are interested. There are 2,100 courses available..

 

[RobertD]

I've heard about these. It's very cool!

 

[crazyman]

I'm going to try to learn electronic repair. I'm great at electricity, but a typical circuit board operation is above my head. I have a stubborn projection TV that I changed the convergence chips on, but still doesn't work correctly due to a secondary fault. I want to learn.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Right on! I love a good opportunity to learn something new!

 

[devino246]

Very cool! I seem to have a bit of a learning problem...and not the way you're probably thinking. I seem to soak up everything. Spent the last month and a half learning PHP and Javascript. Thinking about setting out to learn one of the intermediate programming languages soon.

Did you know a 1 ton cube of gold measures 14.7 inches on each side?


Maybe I'll do one of those classes this fall since I'll be out of school. I'd love to learn a bit about algorithms and related programming. Intriguing.

 

[crazyman]

Who says you have to have a degree? If you can prove that you know what you know, the opportunity is there. Even if you work for yourself.

 

[souperman000]

wow thats awesome that its free. I might look into it just for fun if I find myself with some spare time.

Spent the last month and a half learning PHP and Javascript. Thinking about setting out to learn one of the intermediate programming languages soon.

How did you like Javascript? I am taking computer science next year at my high school, they teach java. Some people say its really hard...whats your opinion on it?

 

[devino246]

wow thats awesome that its free. I might look into it just for fun if I find myself with some spare time.



How did you like Javascript? I am taking computer science next year at my high school, they teach java. Some people say its really hard...whats your opinion on it?

Java and Javascript are two different things. You'll be learning Javascript, which is good. As with any scripting/programming language, it's fairly easy once you get the syntax down. It can be very useful. I really haven't used it a whole lot, though, since I have more need for server-side scripting. You'll probably be sticking with relatively small snippets. I have the pleasure of writing several-hundred line PHP documents. Makes everything easier in the long run, though.

My lastest site is database driven and runs almost entirely on PHP: http://artifactproject.us/