Cryptography in coursera

jazzc

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• Jun 12, 2012

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The cryptography class from Stanford on coursera.org has started today and I 'm sure quite a few BHWers are there.

I 'm posting this to let you know that if you need any help in the conceptual part (especially in discrete math ), ask away and I 'll try to explain the best that I can (assuming I know of course ).

From the looks of the first week, it seems like it 's going to be a very nice class.

 

amazonian raider

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• Jun 12, 2012

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I'd heard of Coursera before and had forgotten about it. I think I might give this class a shot, because it sounds interesting... but I've got no experience with discrete math.

 

ionutcib

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• Jun 14, 2012

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I am interested in these courses. I haven't found the price for them(or are they free?)...also I want to know if I receive a diploma at the end.

 

jazzc

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They are free.

In that course, you get a letter of completion if you score over 70% - not a diploma, which makes sense, since Stanford costs around $40.000 per year in tuition fees and you get this one for free . But imho, one should be interested more in the actual knowledge than the certifications.

 

ionutcib

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• Jun 14, 2012

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jazzc said:

They are free.

In that course, you get a letter of completion if you score over 70% - not a diploma, which makes sense, since Stanford costs around $40.000 per year in tuition fees and you get this one for free . But imho, one should be interested more in the actual knowledge than the certifications.

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Yes, I agree. I like the course and I have enrolled in it.

 

amazonian raider

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I'm enjoying the class so far. It definitely stretches beyond anything I've got experience in... but then that's the point. I have a few more videos for the first week. Will probably finish those today.

I'm also planning to do the class titled "Algorithms: Design and Analysis" but I haven't started that one yet.