Forgot twitter info: @ml_class & @aiclass. Very useful. On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Stanford classes are starting monday next week. > > http://www.ml-class.org/course/class/index > http://www.ai-class.com/home/ > > > The ML page started a week ago, letting folks have a head start. The three > units (Intro, Linear Regression w/ 1 variable, and Linear Algebra review) > were fun to follow. The videos have pauses that ask a question or two > having to do with the current topic .. and let you know if you're "getting > it". VERY low key for folks concerned that it will be too hard. It won't > be. And Octave is being used, a free download. > > The AI class also started early, with several links to the Kahn Academy .. > for some linear algebra and some probability. > > http://www.ai-class.com/resources > > > Both are HIGHLY interactive with forums and twitter, along with interactive > videos and quizes. Both stress that this is very informal and > non-competitive: you can take quizes multiple times to make sure you master > the material. > > Both have two "tracks": basic where you watch the videos and answer the > related questions, and advanced where you take quizes and submit projects. > Letters of Achievement are given to those who complete the classes. > > This is truly a new approach to on-line learning. Do look into them if you > have any interest in either topic. > > -- Owen >
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