Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by ziyadb » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 1:00 AM UTC

Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I
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Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by alexanderberman » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 1:59 AM UTC

Wow, the amazing classes just keep on coming! Stanford is really doing a phenomenal thing by making all of these classes free to the public!

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by tnip » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:11 AM UTC

I'm pretty amped about this, to be honest. Gives me a way to take an Algorithms class a semester early, and it serves as a good kick in the rear too! (Well, hopefully not so much the latter - just excited to be able to take the class!)

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by queensnake » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:12 AM UTC

alexanderberman wrote: post #2

Wow, the amazing classes just keep on coming! Stanford is really doing a phenomenal thing by making all of these classes free to the public!

.. it's raining free classes this weekend! Must be a deadline Monday :)

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by almost_usual » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:16 AM UTC

This guy is a great lecturer, I'm working through his CS161 videos right now.

You can get a sample of what his lectures will probably be like here http://openclassroom.stanford.edu/MainFolder/CoursePage.php?...

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by mrleinad » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:27 AM UTC

They´re like pokemon. Gotta have them all!

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by sjmulder » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:34 AM UTC

I’m seriously considering taking half a year off to work on several of these classes, supported by a part time job. There’s just so much in there that we never properly treated at uni (bachelor level).

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by pcestrada » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:36 AM UTC

I'm stunned... I've already signed up for ML, was thinking crypto, and now this? Some people dream of winning the lottery, I would be happy for a 6 month sabbatical from my full time job to immerse myself in these classes. I've currently taking the AI class and a enjoy it immensely. I feel the my 'bag of programming tools' has grown exponentially with all the stuff I'm learning.

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by johnfn » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:39 AM UTC

I'm a Stanford student, and I can tell you that Roughgarden is one of the best lecturers at Stanford. If you're thinking about taking a class, I would highly recommend this one. Plus, the material is awesome.

Re: Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

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Post by Vivtek » Sun, Nov 20, 2011, 2:42 AM UTC

pcestrada wrote: post #8

I'm stunned... I've already signed up for ML, was thinking crypto, and now this? Some people dream of winning the lottery, I would be happy for a 6 month sabbatical from my full time job to immerse myself in these classes. I've currently taking the AI class and a enjoy it immensely. I feel the my 'bag of programming tools' has grown exponentially with all the stuff I'm learning.

I'm taking ML now and it's pretty darned good.