07-07-2012, 12:48 AM
one more
not science, but computer science (there is a "lab")
its really good
go here
This is CS50 OpenCourseWare
^ this is Harvard University's Introduction to Computer Science class
now
select the Lectures tab
then Week 0
then Videos
watch the Wednesday and Friday videos
Then click on the Problem Sets tab (this is the first homework)
Problem Set 0
Standard Edition
Walkthrough
Video
Your daughter should be able to handle those videos and problems easily (they really are the easy stuff)
even though this course is the official course at Harvard, they recorded the class and put it on the web so all can watch it for free
(the difference is you just do the homework on your own instead of turning it in for a grade -- if you want a grade, then pay the $3000 for the course)
the first homework problem is to download an interactive programming tool from MIT and start writing computer programs
you can write little games and all kinds of interesting stuff
the 3 videos I recommended teach you how to use the tool and how to write the program
The later videos get MUCH more difficult so I wouldn't recommend your daughter continue on further with that course yet
I suggest that after doing those 3 videos she switch to this course
Understanding Computers and the Internet / OpenCourseWare
^ this is the course for adults who need to learn "just enough" about computers so they can follow a technical conversation, compare and buy computers intelligently and understand things they hear in the news
it is really good, it introduces hardware, security, the internet and even a little programming
only after completing this 2nd course would I suggest going back to the first one
yeah, I'd recommend these programming courses over everything else
not science, but computer science (there is a "lab")
its really good
go here
This is CS50 OpenCourseWare
^ this is Harvard University's Introduction to Computer Science class
now
select the Lectures tab
then Week 0
then Videos
watch the Wednesday and Friday videos
Then click on the Problem Sets tab (this is the first homework)
Problem Set 0
Standard Edition
Walkthrough
Video
Your daughter should be able to handle those videos and problems easily (they really are the easy stuff)
even though this course is the official course at Harvard, they recorded the class and put it on the web so all can watch it for free
(the difference is you just do the homework on your own instead of turning it in for a grade -- if you want a grade, then pay the $3000 for the course)
the first homework problem is to download an interactive programming tool from MIT and start writing computer programs
you can write little games and all kinds of interesting stuff
the 3 videos I recommended teach you how to use the tool and how to write the program
The later videos get MUCH more difficult so I wouldn't recommend your daughter continue on further with that course yet
I suggest that after doing those 3 videos she switch to this course
Understanding Computers and the Internet / OpenCourseWare
^ this is the course for adults who need to learn "just enough" about computers so they can follow a technical conversation, compare and buy computers intelligently and understand things they hear in the news
it is really good, it introduces hardware, security, the internet and even a little programming
only after completing this 2nd course would I suggest going back to the first one
yeah, I'd recommend these programming courses over everything else
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