CS50
CS50 (Computer Science 50) is an on-campus and online introductory course on computer science from Harvard and, as of 2015, Yale Universities. The course material is available for free with a range of certificates available for a fee. The on-campus version is Harvard's largest class with 800 students, 102 staff and up to 2,200 participants in their regular hackathons.[1][2]
Format
CS50 lectures are recorded and uploaded to several services including iTunes U, edX (where it is known as CS50x), Coursera and YouTube. Additional video "walkthroughs" are recorded with professors and volunteer students. Course questions, called problem sets, are available in PDF and HTML format. Students can upload problem set answers and some questions are graded by automation. Students can also use special software to check their code in the cloud.
Notable people
Professor David Malan has been called one of the world's better-known computer science educators.[3] Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and former Microsoft chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer have given a guest lecture.[4]
External links
References
- ↑ Pappano, Laura. "10 Courses With a Twist". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ Farrell, Michael. "Computer science course fills seats, needs at Harvard". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ Feldt, Brian (11 Mar 2014). "LaunchCode hackathon to feature global computer science educator". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "CS50 Guest Lecture by Mark Zuckerberg". Harvard University.