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Ohio State Introduces Massive Open Online Calculus

Posted by timothy on Friday August 30, 2013 @02:27PM from the back-to-school-special dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Professors at the Ohio State University are embracing MOOCs, with a Massive Open Online Calculus Course — it is completely open source; everything is on github. There is are free videos, free online assessment system, and a free textbook!"

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Re:Sadly, calculus is not all that useful... by mark_reh · 2013-08-30 14:59 · Score: 4, Insightful

Calculus may not be directly useful in many fields but it trains one to approach problem solving in an organized way and with attention to detail.
Physics is similar in that even if you never use specific facts learned in the class, the approach to problem solving stays with you -if you are the sort who realizes that the physics approach is generally applicable and not limited to solving physics homework problems.