I have done the course on MIT 6.00x previously, helping out a friend trying it.
It is a general introduction to programming with python, I practically never looked at the book, and you hardly need to. The main innovation is this is completely done with interactive electronic marking and testing, that's mostly done pretty well. The fact that they can offer it for free to anyone in the world with an internet connection is just awesome, unless you don't like there being too many python programmers in the world :) IIRC, the book was written before and during previous offerings of this course, and is being updated as well. You can access it for free online when you participate in the course. At any rate, I get the sense that you might be trying to judge the course from the book, which I can tell you from experience here it makes no sense to do so. On 24 January 2013 20:14, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send melbourne-pug mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of melbourne-pug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. "Introduction to Programming with Python" from Open Tech > School (Richard Jones) > 2. Re: "Introduction to Programming with Python" from Open Tech > School (martin schweitzer) > 3. Re: "Introduction to Programming with Python" from Open Tech > School (Sam Watkins) > 4. Re: "Introduction to Programming with Python" from Open Tech > School (Mike Rezny) > 5. Re: "Introduction to Programming with Python" from Open Tech > School (martin schweitzer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:24:12 +1100 > From: Richard Jones <[email protected]> > To: Melbourne Python Users Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" > from Open Tech School > Message-ID: > < > cahrzfzcrld69ygygiefrm0wcmdxofyi7lbg4vxexie4wdj6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Copied from the Melbourne Raspberry Pi Jam list, via the CCHS list, > this announcement of the event and call for coaches: > > "Posting this in case you, or anyone you know, has never programmed and > would like to learn: > > http://www.meetup.com/OpenTechSchool-Melbourne/events/99983172/ > > It's a free event, hosted by Electron Workshop. Assumes absolutely no > prior knowledge. > > > I figure there are probably many CCHS folk who have some programming/Python > experience as well. If anyone is keen to help out at the workshops, > OTS Melbourne is also looking for coaches: > > > https://groups.google.com/a/opentechschool.org/d/topic/coaches.python/PJrfBkIgtg8/discussion > " > > > Richard > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:26:57 +1100 > From: martin schweitzer <[email protected]> > To: Melbourne Python Users Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" > from Open Tech School > Message-ID: > <CAJmzfoHJY-8qfF3yjOZg9ju8q_U+4LY9A2N2RzVjN3ZDOWJ_= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > And this was just posted to another Python group of which I am a member: > > MIT is about to start a *free* online course on scientific programming with > Python: > https://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/6.00x/2013_Spring/about > > I have had a browse at the textbook for the course by Guttag and was not > /that/ impressed. However, it was a very brief look, so I could be wrong. > > Regards, > Martin > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Richard Jones <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Copied from the Melbourne Raspberry Pi Jam list, via the CCHS list, > > this announcement of the event and call for coaches: > > > > "Posting this in case you, or anyone you know, has never programmed and > > would like to learn: > > > > http://www.meetup.com/OpenTechSchool-Melbourne/events/99983172/ > > > > It's a free event, hosted by Electron Workshop. Assumes absolutely no > > prior knowledge. > > > > > > I figure there are probably many CCHS folk who have some > programming/Python > > experience as well. If anyone is keen to help out at the workshops, > > OTS Melbourne is also looking for coaches: > > > > > > > https://groups.google.com/a/opentechschool.org/d/topic/coaches.python/PJrfBkIgtg8/discussion > > " > > > > > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > > melbourne-pug mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > > > > > > -- > Martin Schweitzer > Mobile: 0412 345 938 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/melbourne-pug/attachments/20130124/7680e65b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:21:01 +1100 > From: Sam Watkins <[email protected]> > To: Melbourne Python Users Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" > from Open Tech School > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Excellent, I will check that out, and some of their other courses. > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 02:26:57PM +1100, martin schweitzer wrote: > > MIT is about to start a *free* online course on scientific programming > with > > Python: > > https://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/6.00x/2013_Spring/about > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:58:53 -0800 (PST) > From: Mike Rezny <[email protected]> > To: Melbourne Python Users Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" > from Open Tech School > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Martin, > unless I am mistaken, this course is "Introduction to Computer Science and > Programming" > and uses the book by John Guttag, Introduction to Computation and > Programming Using > Python. > So it would appear to be another "Introduction to programming using Python" > > I don't believe it is a course or book on Scientific Programming using > Python > since it does not appear to cover numpy, scipy, or matplotlib. Also courses > in Scientific Programming generally expect that the reader has some > familiarity > with basic programming. > > regards > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: martin schweitzer <[email protected]> > To: Melbourne Python Users Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2013 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" > from Open Tech School > > > And this was just posted to another Python group of which I am a member: > > MIT is about to start a?free?online course on scientific programming with > Python:https://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/6.00x/2013_Spring/about > > > I have had a browse at the textbook for the course by Guttag and was not > /that/ impressed. However, it was a very brief look, so I could be wrong. > > Regards, > Martin > > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Richard Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Copied from the Melbourne Raspberry Pi Jam list, via the CCHS list, > >this announcement of the event and call for coaches: > > > >"Posting this in case you, or anyone you know, has never programmed and > >would like to learn: > > > >http://www.meetup.com/OpenTechSchool-Melbourne/events/99983172/ > > > >It's a free event, hosted by Electron Workshop. Assumes absolutely no > >prior knowledge. > > > > > >I figure there are probably many CCHS folk who have some > programming/Python > >experience as well. If anyone is keen to help out at the workshops, > >OTS Melbourne is also looking for coaches: > > > > > https://groups.google.com/a/opentechschool.org/d/topic/coaches.python/PJrfBkIgtg8/discussion > >" > > > > > >? ? Richard > >_______________________________________________ > >melbourne-pug mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > > > > > -- > Martin Schweitzer > Mobile: 0412 345 938 > > _______________________________________________ > melbourne-pug mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/melbourne-pug/attachments/20130123/9b604a9d/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:13:40 +1100 > From: martin schweitzer <[email protected]> > To: Mike Rezny <[email protected]>, Melbourne Python Users > Group > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" > from Open Tech School > Message-ID: > < > cajmzfofrgvtatye+xgkaoapzrdwrboxxqboh5poa2x89dj5...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Yes. The part of it being an introduction to Scientific Python was part of > the quote (I should have made the quote clearer). I had looked at the > course and it seems a basic introduction to Python. The book, > "Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python" by John Guttag > is the book used for the course. It is available on Amazon and maybe I am > being a bit harsh in my assessment of it, but looking at how much Amazon > allows us to see, it is certainly no SICP. > > Regards, > Martin > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Mike Rezny <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Martin, > > unless I am mistaken, this course is "Introduction to Computer Science > and > > Programming" > > and uses the book by John Guttag, Introduction to Computation and > > Programming Using Python. > > So it would appear to be another "Introduction to programming using > Python" > > > > I don't believe it is a course or book on Scientific Programming using > > Python > > since it does not appear to cover numpy, scipy, or matplotlib. Also > courses > > in Scientific Programming generally expect that the reader has some > > familiarity > > with basic programming. > > > > regards > > Mike > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* martin schweitzer <[email protected]> > > *To:* Melbourne Python Users Group <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, 24 January 2013 2:26 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" > > from Open Tech School > > > > And this was just posted to another Python group of which I am a member: > > > > MIT is about to start a *free* online course on scientific programming > > with Python: > > https://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/6.00x/2013_Spring/about > > > > I have had a browse at the textbook for the course by Guttag and was not > > /that/ impressed. However, it was a very brief look, so I could be wrong. > > > > Regards, > > Martin > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Richard Jones <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > Copied from the Melbourne Raspberry Pi Jam list, via the CCHS list, > > this announcement of the event and call for coaches: > > > > "Posting this in case you, or anyone you know, has never programmed and > > would like to learn: > > > > http://www.meetup.com/OpenTechSchool-Melbourne/events/99983172/ > > > > It's a free event, hosted by Electron Workshop. Assumes absolutely no > > prior knowledge. > > > > > > I figure there are probably many CCHS folk who have some > programming/Python > > experience as well. If anyone is keen to help out at the workshops, > > OTS Melbourne is also looking for coaches: > > > > > > > https://groups.google.com/a/opentechschool.org/d/topic/coaches.python/PJrfBkIgtg8/discussion > > " > > > > > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > > melbourne-pug mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Martin Schweitzer > > Mobile: 0412 345 938 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > melbourne-pug mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > melbourne-pug mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > > > > > > > -- > Martin Schweitzer > Mobile: 0412 345 938 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/melbourne-pug/attachments/20130124/a740e101/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > melbourne-pug mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug > > > ------------------------------ > > End of melbourne-pug Digest, Vol 79, Issue 4 > ******************************************** >
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