Free MIT Computer Science Classes Online

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Bobby

This is very cool:

There are a bunch of nice computer science classes online from MIT: Free online MIT computer science classes

Here is an introductory computer science class: Intro to computer science

Here is a graded version of the same class on edX: Graded version of MIT intro CS class starting June 10th.

edX does not have as many computer science classes but edX may motivate students because edX classes include grades and certificates for those who pass.

I use computer science every day in my database work but I have not taken a formal class since 1989.

I have been on a computer science kick ever since watching The Imitation Game.  I downloaded Turing’s 1936 paper after watching the movie.  I got about halfway through it before giving up.  It was dense! Maybe will take another stab at it some day. But, the MIT classes are neat because they are the way computer science is now taught, and hopefully they are easier to understand than Turing’s paper.

– Bobby

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I live in Chandler, Arizona with my wife and three daughters. I work for US Foods, the second largest food distribution company in the United States. I have worked in the Information Technology field since 1989. I have a passion for Oracle database performance tuning because I enjoy challenging technical problems that require an understanding of computer science. I enjoy communicating with people about my work.
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3 Responses to Free MIT Computer Science Classes Online

  1. Bobby says:
    May 21, 2015 at 9:57 am

    I signed up to audit the June 10th edX intro to computer science class. I may get too busy to complete it but I want to check out how edX works.

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