Stunningly cool: Open Course.

[elfs]

Okay, I'm going to apologize in advance to all of you who have litle time left in your lives, because I'm about to suck down the rest of it. Really, I am. I know my audience. It's the kind that can't let a piece of knowledge float by without latching onto it and interrogating it to within an inch of its life. We're not always clever or wise, but by gods we are informed.

That said, I hereby doom you to MIT's Open Courseware. MIT classes, complete with syllabi, textbook listings, class schedule, and homework assignments. You don't get credit and you don't get class time but if you're one of those people who wants to learn something at home... Well, put in a note when you come up for air.

Of special interest to some of you (just trolling around), is the class on Developing Musical Structures. Note especially that of the three class materials needed, the software is freely available and runs on any java-enabled platform with a pair of speakers.

Comments

Bless you, Elf!

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

We're having DSL problems at home, but if we can get the damned thing running again, this is just what I need to help while away my 4-6 weeks of medical leave (as well as working on my novel, of course) as I sit in the library of our house resting my poor bandaged feet. (I'm getting bunion surgery Monday. It's totally unromantic, but necessary, if I'm not to be one of those old ladies with feet like pancakes. Curse my genetic inheritance, anyway!)

[jenkitty.livejournal.com]

*burble*burble*burble*

If I'm not careful, no one will ever see me... :)

[sarekofvulcan.livejournal.com]

Elf, you're evil. :-)

Those Algorithms class notes look like they'll suck me down for a while. My last algorithms class was in 1985, if I recall correctly. :-)

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

[goes down for third time...] At least this comes while the Northern Hemisphere rounds around to winter and thus I've got all that gardening time freed up until spring.

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

Oh. sorry. wrong journal...I'm here by way of dakiwiboid but the sentiment is the same.

[funos.livejournal.com]

Ahhh...microelectronic design lecture notes. Just what I need right now.

[pixel39.livejournal.com]

You, sir, are an evil, evil man. The good kind of evil, but evil nonetheless.

[kavri.livejournal.com]

"You, sir, are an evil, evil man. The good kind of evil, but evil nonetheless."

I love this line! ...and, while I'm not in danger of getting lost in MIT courses, er, yes, I can see how it would be evil for some.

However, I will now adopt that line for use, proper credit given to pixel39 of course. And I already know who I'm going to use it on first *...rubs paws together, snickering with evil-like intent...*

[pixel39.livejournal.com]

Wow. I've never been quoted before (well, except by me, but that probably doesn't count). Thanks!

Oh dear goddess...

[kyriani.livejournal.com]

EVIL! o_O;; Now I know where all my free time for the next millenia is going... Matt has said he is even thinking about working on a few of the classes. ^____^
*HUGS* Okay fine... Thank you! ^___^