All free Stanford classes, continually updated
post by XFrequentist · 2011-11-29T16:41:39.265Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 21 comments[The Stanford-class.org scheme seems to be adding new courses every few days. Instead of a new post each time a new class is added, I commit to keeping this post stocked with links to all current course offerings until at least January 2012.]
Complex Systems
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Medicine
[Cancelled] Entrepreneurship
The Lean Launchpad
Technology Entrepreneurship
Computer Science
Probabilistic Graphical Models
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
[Ran Sept-Dec] Machine Learning
[Ran Sept-Dec] Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
[Ran Sept-Dec] Introduction to Databases
21 comments
Comments sorted by top scores.
comment by AlexMennen · 2011-11-29T18:47:46.654Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The link you currently provide to Machine Learning is the one going on now. The url for the repeat is http://jan2012.ml-class.org/
Replies from: XFrequentist↑ comment by XFrequentist · 2011-11-29T19:04:40.967Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Thanks, fixed!
comment by Dr_Manhattan · 2011-12-06T05:03:28.501Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I commit
Save your energy: http://www.class-central.com/
comment by AlexMennen · 2011-11-29T18:52:11.419Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The new Model Thinking class seems especially applicable here, as it appears to be explicitly rationality-related. From the description, it looks promising.
Replies from: gwern↑ comment by gwern · 2011-11-29T21:03:08.162Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I've signed up; it reads as doable, which some of the AI stuff reportedly hasn't been, I get the impression.
Replies from: Dr_Manhattan, XFrequentist↑ comment by Dr_Manhattan · 2011-11-29T21:57:12.634Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Not sure about your reports; as one data point I'm taking both AI and ML courses while working full time; they're quite doable (and I'm a rather average lw forum member as far as math is concerned). I have the impression at least the ML course has been slightly dumbed down for this wide an audience.
Replies from: AnotherKevin↑ comment by AnotherKevin · 2011-11-30T14:19:04.986Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The ML class has definitely been dumbed down. The on campus class' notes and assignments are publicly viewable here.
↑ comment by XFrequentist · 2011-11-29T21:53:47.539Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I've found the AI class to be very doable, although a bit more of a time sink than I expected.
comment by TrE · 2011-11-29T17:36:53.129Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Awesome! Does anyone know whether the course material will stay up after the classes are completed? I won't have enough time to take all classes I'm interested in (actually, I'll probably not have the time for a single one of them) but would like to use them later.
Replies from: XFrequentist, bradm↑ comment by XFrequentist · 2011-11-29T21:47:07.408Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
This question came up in both the AI and DB classes. The answer for both was that the videos will definitely be available, and additional materials (quizzes, etc) might be available but it depends how the current experiment turns out.
comment by Jayson_Virissimo · 2011-11-30T06:40:09.474Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I signed up for Computer Science 101 and am considering adding one more (probably Technology Entrepreneurship or Model Thinking). Let me know if you are interested in forming a study group.
comment by [deleted] · 2011-11-29T17:26:19.238Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Thank you!
comment by sixes_and_sevens · 2011-12-02T17:04:45.619Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Is there a standard duration for these? The descriptions neglect to mention any.
Replies from: XFrequentist↑ comment by XFrequentist · 2011-12-05T13:23:55.867Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
About two months/10 weeks.
Replies from: sixes_and_sevens↑ comment by sixes_and_sevens · 2011-12-05T19:57:51.187Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Thank you.
comment by Richard_Kennaway · 2011-11-30T11:35:32.732Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Is it possible to access the course materials without signing up?
comment by Nic_Smith · 2011-11-29T22:03:34.544Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
@ML_class on Twitter pointed out that Information Theory starts two months later than the others -- "March rather than January".