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Computer Science Program Curriculum, Part II
Last month, we published a piece providing a basic template for a bachelors level
computer science curriculum composed entirely from college or university courses
that are freely available online. To date, this has been the most popular post on the
blog, and we received a ton of great feedback, both positive and negative, in the
comments and from around the web.
The original post was based on a learning plan that I had worked out for myself
after I jumped into the study of programming and computer science just over a year
ago on something of a whim. As Ive mentioned before, I do not have any formal
background in computer science beyond the handful of courses from this list that I
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95 comments:
Omar Hashem June 20, 2014 at 3:58 PM

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Omar Hashem June 20, 2014 at 4:01 PM

Thank you so much! That's SUPER! ... you must have exerted tremendous efforts
on compiling all these courses in one place :) ... Can't thank you enough :)
However, I have a question, is it possible that these courses help me cover one of
the job requirements "a degree in computer science"?
Actually I'm a medical student but interested in the IT field, but neither I have the
time nor the money to have a degree in computer science.
Thank you again :)

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Jon Jonathan June 25, 2014 at 7:44 AM

There are many people in the CS field without formal degrees. Will you be
having a degree in medicine? If so, that and the required skills should be
more than enough
Henrique Alencastro Puls December 26, 2015 at 10:20 AM

Have you done the moocs? I'm in the same position as you were when you
made this comment. I'm a last year med student with interest in CS (I
think due to government regulations this will bring way more innovations,
than biology), but with no money or time to get a degree in CS.
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Madmin June 20, 2014 at 5:45 PM
Hi Omar, thanks for your comment. As for your question, I would have to say, I'm
not sure. If the job requirement is "having a degree of a specific level in a specific
field from a specific institution", then the answer would probably have to be no. If,
on the other hand, the job requirement is "having the knowledge and skill set
common to this particular discipline", then the answer could very well be yes. Many
job listings that I've seen, for example, say, "degree in discipline or equivalent
experience".
In my opinion, there are a fair number of people who can excel in school, get a
degree and still not have much of a clue about their field. On the other hand, there
are also many people who are completely self-taught who are leaders in their
fields. It is a very difficult question to answer in the abstract. Personally, I've had a
great time working through a number of these courses, and have been able to use
the knowledge I've gained in my everyday life for work and just for fun.
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anthony Okpoabasi June 21, 2014 at 10:53 AM

Well done, u have done so well in compiling all this. Thank you very much
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Charles Fannin June 22, 2014 at 5:27 AM

If we are to seek a B.S. equivalent using this as a guide, could you suggest a
course guide for the topics like you did in the original post? e.g. ("choose 2
courses") Or do you recommend we just go through each course?
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Madmin June 22, 2014 at 11:51 AM

Hi Charles. Since there are so many courses here, and since many of them are
quite advanced, I was no longer confident that I would be able to make those kinds
of decisions regarding how to pick and choose for an individualized curriculum. I
think if anyone just did most of the intro and core courses and maybe one or two of
the intermediate/advanced, they wold be pretty close to covering a the cs
curriculum from a general program (at least from among the ones I've looked at).
You might want to take a look at NYU's curriculum guide, it's one of the clearest out
there, and breaks things up into helpful logical chunks and study tracks:
http://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/computer-science-bs/curriculum
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Rahul Tripathi December 18, 2014 at 7:03 AM

Is tat Intermediate/Advanced Course is equivalent to d major in computer
science(curriculam)?
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Tu Hoang Do June 25, 2014 at 5:36 AM

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Anonymous June 25, 2014 at 5:46 AM

I have a question, what maths do I need if I want to take this courses? I come from
a very poor base at math and after reading the courses descriptions, I'm not sure
its start assuming previous knowledge or you can jump in without knowing
anything.
If it does assume knowledge, is there any place or recommended courses I can

take to improve my math knowledge?
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The Introduction to Computer Science courses on this list are not really
math-intensive. Actually, in the first lecture of the Stanford Programming
Abstractions course (listed in the Introductory section), the professor
addresses your question explicitly, and argues that you should be able to
jump right into the course without any advanced mathematics. Worst case
scenario for the intro courses is that you might have to look some things
up here and there, but even just basic wikipedia-based refreshers should
bring you up to speed if necessary.
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Jon Jonathan June 25, 2014 at 7:42 AM

There are about five other algorithm courses on Coursera by Tim Roughgarden and
Robert Sedgewick that should definitely be on this list.
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PanaAli June 26, 2014 at 4:52 PM

This is Great !
I think may be we need a wiki for this !
there are lots of people plan for online study and they don't know where to start
and what to read.
I think curriculum like this is essential
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Thanks! A wiki would be pretty cool. There have to be some out there
already. Here's one on reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/wiki/faq
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jim July 5, 2014 at 2:35 AM

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Jomit July 24, 2014 at 7:06 PM

Excellent Post. I think this should be added on github in the awesome-
awesomeness list...
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Madmin July 26, 2014 at 6:21 PM

Thanks Jomit, I was not aware of the awesome-awesomeness list. Great
resource.
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pRmdk July 27, 2014 at 12:52 PM

Hi thanks for the great list!. I would like to make one correction though.
Its IIT Kanpur, not ITT Kanpur.
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Madmin July 27, 2014 at 2:54 PM

Hello, thanks! Will update the post with the correction.
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Michael Thomas September 29, 2014 at 6:48 AM

This is really great, thank you so much for this.
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Anonymous November 2, 2014 at 9:15 AM

In the first post there were choices between courses of the same nature. Is there a
reason for not including that info in this post?
Thanks a lot by the way, I've been looking for something like this for weeks.
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Lucas Gabriel November 9, 2014 at 8:51 AM

this is amazing! thank you so much! :)
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Anonymous November 10, 2014 at 12:56 PM

i am currently pursuing bachelor in engineering in electronics & communication but
have interest in software field.After learning many courses from the above
mentioned,is applying for software company help me like in google,facebook etc
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Anonymous November 19, 2014 at 10:38 AM

It depends on what job you want. I work for Google and have absolutely
no computer science education.
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Khan Academy has also just put up a great course on Algorithms go go with their
already great courses on Cryptography and Information theory.
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Jason Sandeman November 22, 2014 at 3:16 PM

A couple of questions... is this for the person to get their feet wet and decide
whether to persue a career in computers? If I follow through with these courses,
will I then need to go to university? Will this set of links give me the skills I need to
get started?
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Madmin November 27, 2014 at 9:44 PM

Hey Jason, that's a hard question to answer. There is much more on this
list than would be required for any specific college level computer science
curriculum. If you want to jump in and see if you like it, you might try just
working through one of the introductory courses and see if you are
interested enough to keep going after that.
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Madmin, you rock!
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Thanks Anon!
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Jose Leal November 30, 2014 at 8:23 AM

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Jose Leal November 30, 2014 at 8:36 AM


Hi Jose, that is quite ambitious! I've completed about 5 courses in just
over a year and a half, plus countless one-off tutorials. You might also
want to check out a previous post we had on how to create a simple
learning time-table for absolute beginners:
http://blog.agupieware.com/2013/12/online-learning-teach-yourself-
python.html
Jose Leal December 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM

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I love the article, but part of me wonders how well this might compare to a
programming instruction book. My background is in engineering but I've always
found programming fascinating. However, when learning, I always felt like I needed
my hand held, so I wonder if a programming python, etc, for dummies book would
work better for me. Alternatively, I am aware of a paid learning sites that asks for a
monthly fee, but they sequentially guide you through web development and some
programming. I suppose I just feel overwhelmed even starting back up with the
free college courses. There's a LOT of lectures, notes, and quizzes to go through, so
I'm wondering if there's a faster way since I do have a basic background in
programming.
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Madmin December 1, 2014 at 3:03 PM

There are a ton of great, free, intro Python tutorials out there. See:
http://blog.agupieware.com/2014/01/50-python-resources-for-beginner-
and.html
You might also be interested in checking out a previous post of ours that
lays out a learning time table for an intro programming course from MIT
that uses Python as its language of choice:
python.html
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Anonymous December 3, 2014 at 2:37 PM

Hello Admin!
Thanks for this great list.
Well the link to Theory of Computation: IIT Kanpur is broken.
Youtube videos are not available.
I believe this link will work fine: http://nptel.ac.in/courses/106104028/
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Question for you Madmin. First off thanks for your hard work on compiling all these
courses. I have a bachelors in a unrelated field to computer science and recently
have become very interested in computer programming. In your opinion, would
completing your curriculum suffice on a resume when applying for IT jobs, or would
one have to go back to college for a "formal" bachelors in CS to get hired?
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hmmm, that's hard for me to say. But from job listings I've looked at, you
will often find employers who are looking for people with a bachelor's in
computer science or equivalent experience. In my own experience, after
working through only about 2 of the courses on this list I was already able
to do things that made me much more competitive in my own field (which
is not directly tech or computer science related).
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Hey Madmin,
Thanks for all the work you did compiling these.
I was just wondering, after completing these courses will I actually have a
bachelor's level knowledge of computer science? I'm only 13, and I'm a fanatic
programmer.
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Hey anon, good on you! I would argue that, since pretty much all of these
courses are bachelors' level courses from accredited universities and
colleges, you would be pretty darn close. I'm tempted to argue that
someone studying on their own might end up with more
knowledge/experience than someone who studied it formally in school just
because they had to major in something to get a degree.
However, the thing you can't get from doing these courses online is the
face-to-face academic community (including professors, fellow students,
teachers' assistants, advisers and so on) you would have on an actual
campus. That kind of interaction provides vital feedback in the learning
process.
But, at the same time, this can also be compensated for somewhat by
participating in local meetups, talks, lectures and so on, participating in
forums where such people congregate online, contributing to open source
projects and other things of that nature.
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Thanks for this; this is really goo.
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Jacky January 26, 2015 at 5:39 AM

Good courses
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Zunichi February 3, 2015 at 2:54 PM

I've always wanted to get into software development and your compilation just
gave me the means & motivation to do it. So thank you!
Quick question though, I can see that for some categories there seem to be similar
courses (ex. Intro to Computer Science has 3 seemingly similar courses but from
different institutions). Should I do all of them or just pick one?
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Madmin February 12, 2015 at 12:42 AM

I'd say watch the first lecture of each of them, and then decide from there
which one you want to do. The first lecture in a given course almost
always provides a really good overview. You might find you like one
professor more than another, or have more interest in one of the
languages they use in one rather than than another, or more interest in
topics they'll focus on in one rather than another. Conceptually, the intro
courses cover much the same material: the basics! Personally, I did the
MIT intro course first because I was interested in Python. It was fun and I
learned a ton.
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SilverWolf9000 February 24, 2015 at 11:27 PM

Thank you so very much for compiling this wonderful list!
I have only one question really. Would it be okay to go through every course you
have provided from top to bottom? By this I mean to ask would it be a good idea to
go through MIT, then Harvard, then Stanford, back to MIT, etc? I feel that learning
from multiple universities (also experiencing multiple languages) would give me a
wide array to work with. Would it be better to try to stick to one source per
category/topic or just go through all of them? I thank you in advance for your
answer; I simply feel as though I might head the wrong way with going through all
of the courses, but it could also be beneficial. Please respond whenever you can!
Thanks!
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Madmin February 27, 2015 at 4:42 PM

I'd say take it one at a time. There is A LOT OF MATERIAL! It would take
years to go through all these courses. My own recommendation is to
watch the first lecture from each of the intro courses you are thinking
about, and then decide which one appeals to you the most, and then do it.
After that, you'll have a better idea what you'd like to do next. I started
with the MIT Intro course, then did a data structures course, then
algorithms, web dev, and programming paradigms, as well as a
networking and crypto course.
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Supachai Abusali March 18, 2015 at 11:37 AM

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Supachai Abusali March 18, 2015 at 11:43 AM

Hello,
I want to know for the Intro course of MIT, how many lectures are there?
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Madmin March 20, 2015 at 2:28 PM

You are in luck, as we have previously published a post detailing a time
table for the completion of that precise course:
python.html
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Anonymous March 18, 2015 at 4:32 PM

Fantastic post my friend. I am quite ecstatic to have found this extremely valuable
Info.
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Anonymous March 20, 2015 at 5:44 PM

Great post. Is there a similar curriculum available for learning computer
engineering? Thanks.
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Jony March 25, 2015 at 2:21 PM

Thanks
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University courses March 26, 2015 at 2:49 AM

Now a days online learning has been very popular to the people because it's very
much easy to learn anything on any topic. So I think day by day it will increase a
lot and more people will come to learn more online courses for sure. Thanks a lot!
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Anonymous March 30, 2015 at 12:14 AM

This is awesome! Thank you!
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Anonymous April 29, 2015 at 5:48 AM

This is awesome! Thank you so much!
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Israel Taiwo May 22, 2015 at 9:40 AM

I already have a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, I wish to know if
there are certifying bodies willing to access my knowledge in computer science, and
thereafter give me a Bachelors degree.
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Anonymous December 7, 2015 at 4:33 AM

Note on the classes on Statistics & Probability:
I have taken both Johns Hopkins "Statistical Inference" and Duke's "Data Analysis
and Statistical Inference" course.
I have to say, Johns Hopkins' course has terrible reviews, and I partially agree.
That is mostly because JHU's course is more about breadth and depth. It throws in
a lot of information about statistical inference, and it really is information overflow
(in a good way) if you're willing to consult external resources to complement the
learning. It also assumes you're already familiar with programming in R since the
course is a part of a 9-course series in Data Science specialization, which
exclusively uses R - but it's okay if you're a beginner in statistical mathematics.
Duke's "Data Analysis and Statistical Inference", on the other hand, is geared much
more towards beginners. It assumes no prior knowledge about statistics and
probability. It doesn't cover a wide range of topics but it sure does dive deep into a
basic foundational concepts of statistics and probability. The labs also teach how to
program in R if you're a total beginner.
If I haven't taken Duke's course before JHU's, I know I would've been beyond lost.
There tends to be a lot of jargon in Johns Hopkins' "Statistical Inference" course,
which is compensated by prior knowledge and desire to consult external resources.
I'd say take Duke's "Data Analysis and Statistical Inference" before Johns Hopkins'
"Statistical Inference", that's for sure. The foundational knowledge in Statistics and
the introduction to programming in R gets you up to speed for JHU's "Statistical
Inference". In retrospect, with prior knowledge, Johns Hopkins' course really isn't
all that bad.
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Anonymous December 29, 2015 at 1:07 AM

Cant thank you enough
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Koo Ping Shung January 4, 2016 at 7:06 AM

Thanks for keeping track! Would there be an update on this list? :)
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Sahil Masand February 2, 2016 at 12:54 AM

I would recommend this book to those following this course:
http://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-
Software/dp/0735611319/ref=pd_sim_14_8?
ie=UTF8&dpID=310WZuKyEUL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR108%2C160_&
refRID=1ERHSGXSN4S6117NSQY5
It works from the bottom (transistor level) up, making a strong foundation to your
CS knowledge.
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Joyce Liu February 28, 2016 at 8:13 PM

This is a really awesome post! Georgia Tech also offers many of its graduate level
comp sci courses for free on Udacity: https://www.udacity.com/courses/georgia-
tech-masters-in-cs
Udacity also has a ton of free courses, some of which are are university level
computer science courses that could be added to this list, and some of which are
courses for specific practical skills/technologies for career advancement.
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mohamed dafalla March 4, 2016 at 10:12 PM

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OutsideMatrix March 21, 2016 at 12:55 PM

Hello Madmin,
Can we please add "pick two of three:" or "pick two of two:" etc in course schedule
and also mention what is optional?
Thanks
Sal
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Dreams March 31, 2016 at 12:16 AM

Hello Madmin,
I wanted to know if we are supposed to take the original course first and then do
this or do this course instead of the previous one.
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Madmin May 24, 2016 at 11:39 AM

That is really up to you. There is overlap between both. This one contains
more courses at an intermediate and an advanced level.
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Are there curriculums like this for every subject?
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I wish! That is actually something I've been considering though, putting
together a similar list for a different subject.
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This list is pretty good but I think that level 0 needs to be addressed if you are
learning yourself.
I have tried without too much success to set up an IDE like Eclipse. Python is very
difficult (for me at least) to get working. I'm a windows person, Unix doesn't have a
lot of apps I need everyday.
I tried to work with Eclipse for Python and it came back with a lot of Java stuff like
ant build or other things.
Git, some other things, would be nice to know about to start programming. I
actually am finding Python not that easy to use since you don't get pyc files to
actually run. The easiest one I found is Spyder which seems to be the easiest and
most integrated for a starter.
There are a lot of different IDEs but without an easy one for a lot of common
languages it is a little hard to actually do anything productive.
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Anonymous May 24, 2016 at 1:04 AM

IDLE doesn't make it to learn what is on the curriculum.

Yes, I actually just saw a conference talk by an educator who brought up
the issue that just getting a development environment up and running,
and developing good work-flow habits, can be a significant hurdle for
people. For some info on that, you might find some good tips in our list of
Python resources for beginner and intermediate programmers:
and.html
In terms of IDEs, Jetbrains' PyCharm Community Edition is my favorite to

work with. It is free, has tons of functionality, and has good supporting
documentation for when you get stuck on something. I've worked with it a
fair amount on a Windows machine, and it is fairly painless to set up and
begin working with. Definitely worth checking out, imo:
https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download/
Anonymous June 6, 2016 at 11:40 PM

After another month or two I really have not made progress. Python's
libraries seem vastly superior to any other language right now but the fact
that Python is interpreted and you must have the interpreter running is a
very big negative along with the need for an IDE for practical purposes.
PyPy seems to have been discontinued.
What I feel the need for is a self contained shell or VM to develop and run
programs in that won't harm my computer as I learn. I don't get that from
Unix. Maybe I am being unrealistic but this is the same issue I have had
before. I took a C++ course at a community college years ago. The IDE
was fine and it resulted in program I could run on any windows computer
with compiled object code.
To run a Python program you need the interpreter and a program which is
a serious drawback.

What are you doing that you fear your Python programs might harm your
computer? Do you mean doing weird things with the os or sys modules?
Or do you mean your Python system files themselves? If the latter, you
might consider checking out virtualenv to create project-specific Python
interpreters. If the former, you could set up a Linux VM inside something
like VirtualBox to completely separate it from your system, and run code
you think might be harmful there. We have a post on how to set up a
virtual machine inside VirtualBox here:
http://blog.agupieware.com/2014/10/hack-lab-part-1-installing-kali-
linux.html
Anonymous June 15, 2016 at 12:49 AM

Well I am not trying to do weird things but I'd like to be able to do things
with files and directories I forget what the package is called shutil? Linux
is not what I am interested in at all, it has a learning curve I don't want to
get into while I try to learn Python. Yes life would be a lot easier if I
already knew what I wanted to learn and didn't have to do it. I'm using all
Windows PCs.
If I ever do finish the course then Operating Systems is probably the next
thing I'd like to try.
Madmin June 15, 2016 at 2:10 AM

Ah, yes, it would indeed be possible to inadvertently/mistakenly remove
the wrong directory tree with shutil if you weren't being careful. If you
have a disc or copy of the Windows OS you could install that on a virtual
machine and go to town.
But if you don't want to bother with virtualization, another potential

solution for you might be to create a separate user account on your
current Windows machine, and restrict that user's privileges so that it
can't do things like delete important directories from your main/admin
account, and then only play around with those python modules under that
user.
If you're interested in operating systems and doing things with files and
directories, you should definitely check out the os module, tons of
interesting and helpful stuff in there.
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surfbrooklyn May 16, 2016 at 9:29 AM

Hi Madmin,
I completed MIT 6.00sc and am not sure what to try next. Your original post on this
suggested taking 2 intro classes but this updated post doesn't. Do you still
recommend that? If not, what is a good followup class to take? I tried to start MIT
6.006 Alogrithms but I looked at the first problem set and realized I was probably
in over my head. Thanks!
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Madmin May 24, 2016 at 12:00 PM

haha, I know exactly what you are talking about! The same thing
happened to me with the algorithms course, I returned to it about a year
later, and still haven't completed it!
I found the "Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms: UNSW" much

more easy to digest. And here are two other algorithms courses that I
found easier to jump into (the first one is much more theoretically
oriented, while the second is a bit more practical, and I think both are
from UC Davis):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqt-mfcm-
FM&list=PL6EF0274BD849A7D5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwlevtaC-
u0&list=PLFDnELG9dpVxQCxuD-9BSy2E7BWY3t5Sm
As an alternative to algorithms, you might also check out the Stanford

"Programming Paradigms" class, I learned a lot from that one.
Hope that helps! Let us know how it goes!
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Anonymous July 12, 2016 at 4:03 AM
we are doing cources from many univercities will the programing languages,etc
collide or not
and we have to do all the cources and how much time will it take.
why we didn't add harvard cs50
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Anonymous July 12, 2016 at 4:20 AM

we can also add mitx 6.00.2x
i have question what can i do if i donot know the calculus,probablity,or othe
mathematics used in computer science
plz reply
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mafernando September 1, 2016 at 9:36 AM

Hi. Thanks for this - this is such a great resource. Any update on your progress so
far (issues, tips, advice)?
I would also recommend this site

https://metacademy.org/roadmaps/rgrosse/learn_on_your_own
and this one for metacognition ('learning how to learn'): https://www.class-

central.com/report/coursera-learning-how-to-learn/
Also, for a great intro to low-level hardware, systems and low-level languages,
many people recommend the well known "Nand2Tetris" Course (available here
http://nand2tetris.org and on Coursera).
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Larissa Varjo September 2, 2016 at 8:02 AM

Hi! I'm from Brazil and I want to thank you VERY MUCH for this. That's EXACTLY
what I need! Thank you very much!!! Hope the best for you!
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Ryan Bailey September 9, 2016 at 2:20 PM

are we suppossed to do every class from every category or pick one class in each
category?
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There is no set path. Pick and choose what interests you most, starting
from the beginning.
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ArcticBlazer November 3, 2016 at 3:50 PM

Hey Madmin,
I want to start of saying that I really respect what you have done heere. Thanks a
lot for it.
I wanted to ask, say I loved a course(eg CS50 - The introductory course at

Harvard) so should I find similar courses on Harvard or rather just stick to the ones
listed here?
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I would recommend picking out a few different courses that interest you,
then watching the introductory lecture for each one. The intro lectures
provide good overviews of the course materials, and topics. Then after
watching the intro lectures, dive in to the one you found most interesting.
The listings are really only a guide, aimed at demonstrating the wealth of
options available to you online.
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Alimu Jallow November 10, 2016 at 11:32 PM

Hey Madmin,
I am a nursing student. However, I love gadgets and anything that has to do with
Computers.
i would love to try your "course syllabus" but i have concerns because i dont know
where to begin. i have no background in any CS related course. no solid maths
background either.
i want some advice from you on which courses should i start with? should i start
with maths? on intro.to CS?
Please help!
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Alimu Jallow November 10, 2016 at 11:32 PM

Hey Madmin,
I am a nursing student. However, I love gadgets and anything that has to do with
Computers.
i would love to try your "course syllabus" but i have concerns because i dont know
where to begin. i have no background in any CS related course. no solid maths
background either.
i want some advice from you on which courses should i start with? should i start
with maths? on intro.to CS?
Please help!
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I would recommend starting with the MIT intro to computer science
course. It is not math intensive (a lot of people think you have to know a
lot of intensive math to do basic programming, but that is just not true). I
started with the MIT programming course, coming from a language
pedagogy background, and it was great! We have a couple other posts
with tips on working through that course in particular as well. See:
python.html
http://blog.agupieware.com/2014/01/benchmarks-teach-yourself-python-
in.html
and.html
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