[Elecraft] Fwd: OT: MITx Kick Off - Sign Up for Circuits and Electronics

[Rick McClelland, AA5S]

meant to send this to the list...
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From: Rick McClelland, AA5S <aa5s.rick at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: MITx Kick Off - Sign Up for Circuits and
Electronics
To: tpcj1r03 at crocker.com


John, there were quite a number of retired types taking the class.  I will
say that this class should be avoided if one doesn't have significanly more
than the ten hours a week that the syllabus suggests (unless you do this
for a living.)  They will be offering other classes as soon as this fall so
you haven't missed out on the only opportunity to participate.  Now that
I'm a little more aware of what these classes are like, I don't if I'll be
signing up for a fall class.  My wife and son are saying "yay, we get daddy
back" so I can't say this experience has be quite as positive for them.


On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 3:42 AM, John Ragle <tpcj1r03 at crocker.com> wrote:

>  It looked like  it would be a wonderful class. I registered for the
> course, bought the text (useful in itself), but never received any
> information about acceptance, starting time, etc. Too bad...I would have
> benefited from the exercise (and the up-dating of prior (very prior)
> knowledge...). Maybe they didn't accept anyone over 78 years old?
>
> John Ragle -- W1ZI
>
> =====
>
>
> On 6/9/2012 11:43 PM, Rick McClelland, AA5S wrote:
>
> Did anyone else on this list give this class a go?  I'm just finishing up a
> monster of a final exam, having spent thirteen hours on it today (got an A
> in the course, woo hoo.)
>
> I would like to thank Bill profusely for posting the message before the
> start of the class.  I certainly would not have been aware of the course
> had he not been considerate enough to think of us.  I believe this has been
> the most rewarding class I've taken in the last thirty years and I
> whole-heartily recommend it to others who might consider taking it in the
> future.
>
> Rick, AA5S
>
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 6:26 AM, Bill W4ZV <btippett at alum.mit.edu> <btippett at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>
>  I thought this might be of possible interest to some.  I believe it's free
> and open to anyone.
>
> 73,  Bill
>
> 6.002x (Circuits and Electronics) is an experimental on-line adaptation of
> MIT’s first undergraduate analog design course: 6.002. This course will
> run,
> free of charge, for students worldwide from March 5, 2012 through June 8,
> 2012.
>
> Professor Anant Agarwal, director of the Computer Science and Artificial
> Intelligence Laboratory, leads the class.
>
> The inaugural class for MITx—an Institute effort that will develop new
> interactive, open-source teaching tools while offering web-only
> courses—will
> introduce learners worldwide to smartphone secrets such as lumped circuit
> abstraction. Check the description for 6.002x Circuits and Electronics to
> learn what physics and math you need to be successful, watch a short
> introductory video, and enroll.
> https://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/
>
> The course, which runs March 5–June 8, is free but you must register and
> complete the assignments to earn an MITx certificate.
>
>
>
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-- 
Rick McClelland, AA5S
Fort Collins, CO



-- 
Rick McClelland, AA5S
Fort Collins, CO