Question

2012年8月份Coursera将有5门公开课开课，其中Andrew Ng教授的机器学习课将于8月20号再次开课，错过前面两轮的同学可以考虑，密码学也曾开过课，其他课程都是全新的，可以关注大名鼎鼎的Robed Sedgewick教授的算法公开课。以下是详细的课程信息和链接，感兴趣的同学可以关注：

1. 普林斯顿大学 算法(第一部分)：Algorithms, Part I

    授课老师：Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne

    开课时间：12 August 2012 (6 weeks long)

    课程简介：This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of Java implementations. Part I covers basic iterable data types, sorting, and searching algorithms.

 

2. 斯坦福大学 机器学习：Machine Learning

    授课老师：Andrew Ng

    开课时间：20 August 2012

    课程简介：Learn about the most effective machine learning techniques, and gain practice implementing them and getting them to work for yourself.

 

3. 斯坦福大学 密码学：Cryptography

    授课老师：Dan Boneh

    开课时间：27 August 2012

    课程简介：Learn about the inner workings of cryptographic primitives and how to apply this knowledge in real-world applications!

 

4. 宾夕法尼亚大学 游戏设计技术：Gamification

    授课老师：Kevin Werbach

    开课时间：27 August 2012

    课程简介：Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively.

 

5. 伊利诺伊大学 可持续发展导论：Introduction to Sustainability

    授课老师：Jonathan Tomkin

    开课时间：27 August 2012

    课程简介：This course introduces the academic discipline of sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.