MIT Open Courseware with 500 Courses

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MIT Open Courseware with 500 Courses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday September 30, 2003 @07:34AM from the hit-the-books dept.

Comp Bio Guy writes "As promised, MIT has finally released 500 courses worth of lecture notes, syllabi, and exams to provide a 'free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world.' Take a look (and maybe a test or two) at MIT's OCW site."

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Re:Hopefully this will start a trend by australopithecus · 2003-09-30 07:39 · Score: 5, Funny

makes sense.
its good to know that poor people will be able to scootch up to their home computer and...oh wait.
Finally, you too... by Atario · 2003-09-30 07:41 · Score: 4, Funny

...can feel dumb in the privacy of your own home.

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Nuclear engineering 101, anyone? by chopper749 · 2003-09-30 07:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Just what the world needed! Free Nuclear Engineering classes! From the comfort of your own 3rd world country!
New t-shirt by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-30 07:56 · Score: 1, Funny

I took an MIT course on OCW ...and failed.
Optimist/Pessimist by boatboy · 2003-09-30 07:58 · Score: 4, Funny

The optimist in me says 'I always wanted to know more about the adiabatic approximation and Berry's phase.' The pessimist says 'methinks this will only lead to an increase in the number of people who think they know what they are talking about.'
ITsd that kind of thinking that will keep you out by geekoid · 2003-09-30 08:06 · Score: 2, Funny

of MIT.

I mean, com'on. Do you think your going to get that kind of service now that you told about 100,000 people about it?

You the guy that kept blabbing about the internet, aren't you?

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Re:I'm still waiting on Richard Stallman's Guide.. by Patrik_AKA_RedX · 2003-09-30 08:22 · Score: 5, Funny

How to Get Laid, For Nerds.
That one will be published shortly after "Cold fusion reactors for dummies" and "101 fun things to do while riding the space elevator".
Understanding Television, a Lit class !! by javaxman · 2003-09-30 08:38 · Score: 2, Funny

My favorite so far is a Literature class called "Understanding Television".
Hilarious!
Seriously, this MIT project is a great resource.
Awsome! by Reservoir+Penguin · 2003-09-30 09:03 · Score: 2, Funny

Fianlly I can take a course in Womyns Studies! From MIT!!!

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