Free courses from MIT, page 1

Just found an article on the BBC website about MIT offering free courses to people online.

Taught by Anant Agarwal, with Gerald Sussman and Piotr Mitros, 6.002x (Circuits and Electronics) is an on-line adaption of 6.002, MIT’s first undergraduate analog design course. This prototype course will run, free of charge, for students worldwide from March 5, 2012 through June 8, 2012. Students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of the material and earn a certificate from MITx.

mitx.mit.edu...

Just thought id post this for any of those wanting to get some free education Happy days

They are going to be making available more courses, free of charge in the coming months. So if this one isn't you're thing, then bookmark it for future reference.

MIT is ranked the 3rd best university in the world,

As of 2011, twenty-four MIT alumni have won the Nobel Prize, forty-four have been selected as Rhodes Scholars, and fifty-five have been selected as Marshall Scholars

reply to post by loves a conspiricy

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Bookmarked for future reference.

Nice one

ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.

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If you are interested in taking 6.002x, you'll find materials on the OCW site that can help you prepare. Prerequisite courses for 6.002 when taught on the MIT campus are 18.03 Differential Equations and either 8.02 Electricity and Magnetism or 6.01 Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science I. Listed below are links to OCW publications of materials from these courses, including links to 6.01 and our unique OCW Scholar versions 18.03SC and 8.02SC, which are designed specifically for independent online study. You'll also find links to materials from courses that build on the knowledge developed in 6.002 and provide opportunities for further study. Please note that no certificates or recognition of study are available for OCW or OCW Scholar courses.

ocw.mit.edu...

There you go These are free too

reply to post by mblahnikluver

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Mblah,
Its free, just try it out anyway, millions of people will probably do this, whats the worse that can happen, you dont succeed, but how will you know unless you try?

I'll be a study buddy!

reply to post by mblahnikluver

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Do not allow that to hold you back. The tools are readily available. You have time. You only need to possess the knowledge. You'll be fine. Have at it.

AP Phys B

2011 FR Q's

reply to post by mblahnikluver

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I think they just mean that you need some basic electrical / magnetism physics knowledge as the course isn't really suitable for absolute beginners.

You will probably need to know stuff like the main properties of resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, op amps and comparators. Plus be able to calculate things like currents and voltage at different parts of a circuit using things like Kirchoff's law and understand Potential Difference, Current, Reactance, Impedance, current sinks and current sources. Plus you need to know that electronics uses 'conventional current flow' which is the opposite of reality.

You could probably brush up prior to the course start on the things I mentioned. The book 'The Art of Electronics' (usually available on eBay) explains most of it very well and is highly recommended to those with an interest in electronics.

Electronics is easier than it first appears so don't be put off. For the most part there are no complex mathematics but later on an understanding of complex numbers and calculus may be required.

reply to post by loves a conspiricy

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I knew about the OCW stuff but this looks really good.

Thank you!

reply to post by EasyPleaseMe

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Awesome thanks!

I will have to look for that book today. I'd like to take the course, it's free and I have all the time in the world to study up before it begins. I don't work and until work comes along I'm free

I am very interested in this topic and course, my fiancee laughed and assumed I signed up already. I just might now and thanks for the advice and topics that would possibly be required. Some I know basics in but very basic. I learn most of it online since I've never taken courses in it. It's amazing what is online for free

I have taken online courses before, once for school purposes and a few times just for pleasure. I figured if I wanted to learn something and couldn't afford tuition costs I'll definitely sign up for free lessons or courses. It's really amazing what they have available online in course form for free.

reply to post by emberscott

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Thanks!!

Now I have things to keep me busy til I find work and I'll learn something

reply to post by loves a conspiricy

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Oh wow!!
Thanks!
I see a few there that I am interested in.....

If is weird to me that i can take all the free courses and pass yet it means nothing to employers because I didn't pay for the paper that says I passed....At least I learned something though



Thanks everyone for the help and reference guides. I guess I can sign up

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