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Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation

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Re: Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation

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Post by sri »

there is lots of content (mit open courseware, lectures from many universities in iTunes, free books being released online) available for self-learners.

is there a "virtual university/classroom" website that helps different people to study together?

something simple & free -- like craigslist.

Re: Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation

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Post by michael_dorfman »

I've watched this course online, and it's a great one.

A few random comments:

* It is a good idea to download the course materials from http://ocw.mit.edu/ans15436/ZipForEndUsers/6/6-046JFall-2005...

* The video lectures can be downloaded if you hack the URLs a bit. Full instructions at: http://amazingstuffs.blogspot.com/2007/10/download-data-stru..., but it doesn't bode well if you can't figure it out for yourself

* The math gets significantly less heavy after the first few lectures. If you get lost, plow ahead and revisit the first few lectures after you've gotten further.

* Erik Demaine rocks. He went straight to the top of my list of "computer scientists I'd like to have a beer with sometime..."

* I found the discussions of Red-Black Trees and the graph theory "trilogy" to be especially enjoyable, but that could just be me.

Re: Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation

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Post by corecirculator »

sri wrote: post #3

there is lots of content (mit open courseware, lectures from many universities in iTunes, free books being released online) available for self-learners. is there a "virtual university/classroom" website that helps different people to study together? something simple & free -- like craigslist.

if it doesn't exist already, its a good idea for a startup.

Re: Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation

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Post by jauco »

sri wrote: post #3

there is lots of content (mit open courseware, lectures from many universities in iTunes, free books being released online) available for self-learners. is there a "virtual university/classroom" website that helps different people to study together? something simple & free -- like craigslist.

http://www.lecturefox.com/

Re: Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation

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Post by [deleted] »

michael_dorfman wrote: post #4

I've watched this course online, and it's a great one. A few random comments: * It is a good idea to download the course materials from http://ocw.mit.edu/ans15436/ZipForEndUsers/6/6-046JFall-2005... * The video lectures can be downloaded if you hack the URLs a bit. Full instructions at: http://amazingstuffs.blogspot.com/2007/10/download-data-stru... , but it doesn't bode well if you can't figure it out for yourself…

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Re: Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation

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Post by mamama »

michael_dorfman wrote: post #4

I've watched this course online, and it's a great one. A few random comments: * It is a good idea to download the course materials from http://ocw.mit.edu/ans15436/ZipForEndUsers/6/6-046JFall-2005... * The video lectures can be downloaded if you hack the URLs a bit. Full instructions at: http://amazingstuffs.blogspot.com/2007/10/download-data-stru... , but it doesn't bode well if you can't figure it out for yourself…

However, Charles Leiserson is a pedantic douche.
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