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For me ,choosing which class to take has become the hard decision.So many classes in Jan/Feb. I wish they move some classes to March.

Information Theory class is starting in March. Moreover, Design and Analysis of Algorithms II would also be offered in March.

Re: Stanford Free Class: Computer Security

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For me ,choosing which class to take has become the hard decision.So many classes in Jan/Feb. I wish they move some classes to March.

Information Theory class is starting in March. Moreover, Design and Analysis of Algorithms II would also be offered in March.

Are they offering 261 in this form? I hadn't heard that yet, and I don't see it on the list at the bottom

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Does anybody know how long these online courses are? and are they easy to follow for someone with a full time school work?. Thanks in Advance.

I believe they're ten weeks long.

Whether they will be easy to follow or not will probably depend on how much free time you have now. I work fifty hours a week and socialise often and have found it difficult to keep up with all three courses currently running. I imagine for someone in my position two would be the sweet spot.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Information Theory class is starting in March. Moreover, Design and Analysis of Algorithms II would also be offered in March.

Are they offering 261 in this form? I hadn't heard that yet, and I don't see it on the list at the bottom

No, not 261. Tim Roughgarden is breaking CS161, Design and Analysis of Algorithms what is usually a one-quarter into two five-week pieces offered initially in the winter and spring quarters, respectively. This also explains the 'I' after the course title in the current online offering.

Source: http://www.quora.com/Why-dont-Stanfords-new-online-courses-b...

Re: Stanford Free Class: Computer Security

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Does anybody know how long these online courses are? and are they easy to follow for someone with a full time school work?. Thanks in Advance.

I started taking the Machine Learning class while going to school full time and I had to drop out. It was just too much. I also work full time and have a toddler, however. If I was single I think I could handle it.
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