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Edx.org Harvard, MIT, and Berkley team up for new wave of education!
Hemlos:
--- Quote from: Slydog on 2012-Oct-17 ---Amazing, all this for free? And no obligations?
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--- Quote ---Those courses don't sound enticing enough yet, but if they offered something in graphics, either OpenGL, or even 3d modeling, PhotoShop, etc I may be interested.
I suck at graphics and would love to learn some techniques for an artistically untalented person to create some simple, yet 'good looking' game graphics.
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Me too, im in that boat also. Maybe someone in the forums can direct us to a good resource?
--- Quote ---The AI course *sounds* interesting, but the maths scare me!
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You really need to know python at an expert level, so far, this seems most important.
Iim still a noob there in python. but the theories of Ai are all in lectures, and i am attempting to abosorb it all....free.
Sign up, watch the lectures, free free free
AmazingJas:
If u get through the AI module, feel free to make a complete list of the concepts one would need to know before really attempting it...then I'll have some homework.
AmazingJas:
I wish I'd completed a bit of a refresher on math before beginning the MITx course...Took me ages to work out the polynomial exercises this week because it's been 25 years since I last looked at one. Onto hangman now though...should be more familiar territory.
Hemlos:
--- Quote from: AmazingJas on 2012-Oct-18 ---I wish I'd completed a bit of a refresher on math before beginning the MITx course...Took me ages to work out the polynomial exercises this week because it's been 25 years since I last looked at one. Onto hangman now though...should be more familiar territory.
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Ugh, i just finished pset03.q2, took about an hour to work out 7 lines of code. :doubt:
Onto newtons method and hangman today.
Hemlos:
Hey slydog,
I think the Edx gods answered your prayers....Berkley just today has added a graphics course!
Interestingly enough, i think most of the lectures are already posted on Youtube(CS184 Channel)
Note: its free, anyone can sign up and try to earn a certificate from berkley at this link: http://www.edx.org
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--- Quote ---CS184.1x teaches the Foundations of Computer Graphics
ABOUT THIS COURSE
CS184.1x teaches the Foundations of Computer Graphics. Students will make images of 3D scenes in real-time, and with offline raytracing. This course runs for 6 weeks and consists of four segments. Each segment includes an individual programming assignment:
Overview and Basic Math (Homework 0: 10% of grade)
Transformations (Homework 1: 20% of grade)
OpenGL and Lighting (Homework 2: 35% of grade)
Raytracing (Homework 3: 35% of grade)
This term, students who earn a total score of 50% or greater will have passed the course and may obtain a free honor code certificate from BerkeleyX.
PREREQUISITES
Solid C/C++ programming background (Java is ok too; you will pick up C++).
Access to a relatively up-to-date computer (Windows, Mac OSX or Linux)
Solid high school mathematics; a review of the relevant linear algebra is included in the first segment.
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