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MIT Open Courseware with 500 Courses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. Re:Hopefully this will start a trend by australopithecus · · 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.

  2. Finally, you too... by Atario · · Score: 4, Funny

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

    --
    "A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy." --Theodore Roosevelt
  3. Nuclear engineering 101, anyone? by chopper749 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just what the world needed! Free Nuclear Engineering classes! From the comfort of your own 3rd world country!

  4. Optimist/Pessimist by boatboy · · 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.'

  5. Re:I'm still waiting on Richard Stallman's Guide.. by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · 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".