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  • @jjpp3301
    @jjpp3301 4 года назад +932

    “Don’t feel inadequate when you’re simply inexperienced” wow

    • @mo27halar54
      @mo27halar54 4 года назад +8

      Thanks for highlighting that!

    • @CambiaAhora
      @CambiaAhora 3 года назад +8

      It's true in all areas of life.

    • @igorschmidlapp6987
      @igorschmidlapp6987 3 года назад +3

      Good programmers copy/revise... great programmers steal.... ;-)

    • @robbyosborne9708
      @robbyosborne9708 7 месяцев назад +2

      I wish more professors would use that quote today.

  • @stealthwolf1
    @stealthwolf1 9 лет назад +3380

    Great Professor, tough crowd.

    • @Dabket3araB
      @Dabket3araB 9 лет назад +65

      Bruce Wayne MIT crowd for ya

    • @parkerflop
      @parkerflop 9 лет назад +73

      +Bruce Wayne Put them in gotham prison or something.

    • @TheRebuilt1
      @TheRebuilt1 9 лет назад +52

      +Bruce Wayne Millennials are this way. Not much for interaction and i dont mean that as a slight. They are used to talking via data/devices so human interaction is not this generations strength. I really enjoyed the class and not a seasoned developer but do work in Dev/Prod Tier 2-3 so I found it refreshing and interesting.

    • @youngflyprince1331
      @youngflyprince1331 7 лет назад +22

      Yes you can, the professor even claimed they were too quiet. He needed to shout twice to get a warm welcome and not just that but he exclaimed they were a tough crowd in his talk too. Stop blaming the mic for the lack of sense of humor or enthusiasm these kids have.

    • @TheRebuilt1
      @TheRebuilt1 7 лет назад +5

      I wont shot the cerebrally unarmed.

  • @anirbanc88
    @anirbanc88 2 года назад +86

    "We don't want you to feel inadequate when you're simply inexperienced." Thank you sir!

    • @incognition7
      @incognition7 Месяц назад

      🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @At7577-t3g
      @At7577-t3g Месяц назад

      But if your inexperienced at being inadequate your doomed man!!

  • @DigiHatrix
    @DigiHatrix 11 лет назад +486

    I thought more people would have left more negative comments, but then I realized the only people that probably clicked on this video actually cared about what this guy was going to say. Great video!

    • @stuartbrodie1667
      @stuartbrodie1667 6 лет назад +7

      No doubt that's up there with most insightful comment I've ever seen on RUclips about anyting because it's true. Thank you for your comment I appreciate you

  • @asadbukharov
    @asadbukharov 5 лет назад +347

    We dont want over qualified students to intimidate others....... wow thats the best and honest thing I ever heard from a professor. No wonder MIT is a top institution. The level of deliverance of education is way too perfect.

    • @MistressGlowWorm
      @MistressGlowWorm 3 года назад +3

      Kip Thorne says similar at the beginning of his Gravitational Waves class. It’s not unusual.

    • @antarakmit4114
      @antarakmit4114 3 года назад +2

      @@MistressGlowWorm it is ...for any South Asian

    • @rainforestsanctuary-sounds6489
      @rainforestsanctuary-sounds6489 2 года назад +11

      Growing up teachers always went at the pace of the “top” students which create such an unpleasant environment especially when wanting to ask questions. It’s great that he acknowledges the differences I’m having a suitable environment

  • @birkirf.einarsson1627
    @birkirf.einarsson1627 4 года назад +438

    This dude is an absolute legend. Spitting wisdom and working the class like a bad crowd on an open mic night and the 872 thumbs down are from unemployed Harvard students.

    • @AndreaDavidEdelman
      @AndreaDavidEdelman 3 года назад +1

      back then we knew.

    • @r0b0t1cRabb1t
      @r0b0t1cRabb1t 3 года назад +2

      @@TFT-bp8zk according to the return dislike extension it still only has 890 dislikes
      im think it should be accurate for an old video like this

    • @talon5985
      @talon5985 2 года назад +2

      It's probably all of the buzzfeed writers who thought they'd learn to code.

    • @princess7jasmine
      @princess7jasmine Год назад

      Unemployed Harvard students do not exist.

    • @vangelisgru7271
      @vangelisgru7271 Год назад +1

      There ARE no bad thumbs

  • @ridahakimi1
    @ridahakimi1 9 лет назад +1652

    3 credit hours at $750 per credit hour posted for free on youtube, Thanks MIT. i'll be eyeing you for grad school.

    • @ridahakimi1
      @ridahakimi1 8 лет назад +308

      I've learned more through google youtube and reddit than ill ever learn in school. Thing is though, i cant put google youtube and reddit on my resume.

    • @Bryanswrld
      @Bryanswrld 8 лет назад +37

      I like that viewpoint a lot. I'm getting help from my family for my college education, but ill be damned if I didn't study many topics way outside my major.

    • @aggbak1
      @aggbak1 8 лет назад +2

      +Geoff Dick I'm sort of in agreement with this guy.

    • @danielanderson5409
      @danielanderson5409 8 лет назад +11

      i stopped reading after you said "300,000" for school lmao the avg course is 10k a year including housing, even if you triple that cost an 8 year doctor degree is only $240,000 which an 8 year medical degree is going to pay a hell of a lot more than 65k

    • @frantzbarichard
      @frantzbarichard 8 лет назад +2

      fight club

  • @spencergrau4608
    @spencergrau4608 9 лет назад +819

    Wow, MIT professors are much more engaging than my local state college...

    • @yarpen26
      @yarpen26 9 лет назад +138

      Spencer Grau well, considering their monthly pay is most likely the annual pay of your state college profs...

    • @josephchaidez856
      @josephchaidez856 6 лет назад +25

      How did college go

    • @ap0.0rva
      @ap0.0rva 5 лет назад +3

      lol, seriously. How'd it go ?

    • @XtraBrad
      @XtraBrad 5 лет назад +7

      Jeremy Edwards it does

    • @ouyangfeng6911
      @ouyangfeng6911 5 лет назад +2

      Money,Man

  • @Plan2Code
    @Plan2Code 9 лет назад +2545

    Advice to all beginner programmers: computer science is not that hard, it just takes time and effort!

    • @confidential303
      @confidential303 9 лет назад +26

      +Ashè tell me then what is hard to learn compared to computer science?

    • @Plan2Code
      @Plan2Code 9 лет назад +11

      Are you currently studying computer science?

    • @confidential303
      @confidential303 9 лет назад +3

      +Ashè no it is while back .. but for me

    • @cocoarecords
      @cocoarecords 9 лет назад +1

      where do u work after

    • @confidential303
      @confidential303 8 лет назад +39

      +Fortyfoteen well don't totally agree ..The same can be said for physics or mathematics. though it is generally known that this is not for everyone. I agree on that if you really want to learn you have to put more effort in it. reality Is that not everyone will succeed in it. You also need some feeling with it. What I am trying to say ..computer science is not equal to tying your laces.

  • @InsideMyHouse
    @InsideMyHouse 7 лет назад +3962

    if( teacherMakesJoke )
    {
    studentsLaugh = false;
    }

  • @harshsheth912
    @harshsheth912 4 года назад +310

    Real lecture starts around 16:00
    Anyone else also watching it in Quarantine?

    • @meghap5221
      @meghap5221 4 года назад +3

      thank you so much

    • @blazegg8209
      @blazegg8209 4 года назад +1

      Yup and ty

    • @harshsheth912
      @harshsheth912 4 года назад

      @@meghap5221 You're welcome :)

    • @harshsheth912
      @harshsheth912 4 года назад

      @@blazegg8209 You're welcome :)

    • @harshsheth912
      @harshsheth912 4 года назад +6

      @@VasistaP-rw4kf Hey Aegon. This course is good place but recently I find out the CS50 course given by Harvard University.
      You can even attend the lecture live on zoom,do assignments,interact with other people and plus it's upto date.
      Search for CS50 on youtube and you would be good to go.

  • @onoakposehaefekodha3974
    @onoakposehaefekodha3974 Год назад +14

    Whenever I come on RUclips and watch these MIT OCW videos, I am always reminded of what education is supposed to be like, of how bad the educational system in Nigeria is. To Professors Grimson and Guttang, keep up the good work, you are an inspiration, it is because of people like you that I want to go into academia, and I have hope that our system in Nigeria can change for the better

  • @mitocw
    @mitocw  9 лет назад +458

    +sai charan No other languages are needed for 6.00. This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience.

    • @darkoblake9098
      @darkoblake9098 9 лет назад +18

      +MIT OpenCourseWare hii iam a mechanical engineer from INDIA but i now want to learn computer science so that i can develop my own apps .. i dont want to just code i also wanted to learn the logic and process behind it .. can you tell what sould i learn in steps inorder to learn computer science

    • @joaosampaio2247
      @joaosampaio2247 8 лет назад +2

      +MIT OpenCourseWare Thank you very much for this knowledge.

    • @christianomega
      @christianomega 8 лет назад +4

      im 10 and i know all this i program allot

    • @raph2k01
      @raph2k01 8 лет назад +3

      Good for you! Just incase you have no direction I would recommend learning c++ since it's the language you can do the most with. After that learn sub uses for it like lua and opengl. Hope to see you working with me some day.

    • @rzbd
      @rzbd 8 лет назад

      thanks a lot man

  • @AlexParamo14
    @AlexParamo14 11 лет назад +2992

    I feel so bad that no one laughed at his jokes... while I'm over here waking up everyone in my house.

    • @MengL33
      @MengL33 11 лет назад +201

      Csci majors = non-social students

    • @eng3d
      @eng3d 11 лет назад +130

      I bet that they (the student) were more afraid than excited.

    • @codaassasin
      @codaassasin 11 лет назад +35

      ImDjMp3 MIT just has super anti social comp sci people then :P
      In berkeley's videos, even the students laugh at the professor's jokes.

    • @hand587
      @hand587 11 лет назад +81

      Maybe they did laugh at his jokes, but it's likely the one lapel mic he's wearing wouldn't pick that up. Normally when recording a performance and you want to capture audience response you would have a separate microphone, which isn't really relevant here.

    • @Hey-zx3ls
      @Hey-zx3ls 7 лет назад +3

      Alex Páramo seems like ur easily manipulated best watch them emotions

  • @Ben-bg2lp
    @Ben-bg2lp 3 года назад +41

    I'm a CS student in a sh*tty university and I was terrified and confused my entire academic experience. This prof reassured me before he started teaching. I guess there's a reason why MIT is the best.

    • @DonP-gf5hn
      @DonP-gf5hn 2 года назад +1

      @KXYZ ‘collage can be a scam’……the painful irony in that statement, lmao

    • @rainforestsanctuary-sounds6489
      @rainforestsanctuary-sounds6489 2 года назад +1

      Good teachers understand the neuroscience of learning

    • @rainforestsanctuary-sounds6489
      @rainforestsanctuary-sounds6489 2 года назад +2

      @KXYZ the person who can’t spell is saying college is a scam. Trying to learn by cutting corners is a scam

    • @sudhakarreddy5632
      @sudhakarreddy5632 6 месяцев назад +1

      Since this video was posted long back iam asking this doubt, weather the education system at present follows the same as we see in the video or even less than that

  • @TonOfHam
    @TonOfHam 8 лет назад +1418

    Want to skip the admin stuff" go to 16:12

  • @AhumuzaBarungi
    @AhumuzaBarungi 10 лет назад +818

    Thank you for giving Africa a feel of also being in MIT

    • @michaelgraham8018
      @michaelgraham8018 7 лет назад +68

      its funny you say that because guess who taught whites to bathe?

    • @shawndoe6832
      @shawndoe6832 7 лет назад +39

      Dustin Mcphetridge Throughout most of human history, Europeans stood in splendid isolation as being the only people to never bathe at least once in their lives. What's happening now, in Africa, is the result of European colonization.

    • @michaelgraham8018
      @michaelgraham8018 7 лет назад +1

      Shoto Todoriki you need to do some research my brother

    • @The28studio
      @The28studio 6 лет назад +3

      @@cleanestbestpleasure14 you're an ass

    • @michaelgraham8018
      @michaelgraham8018 5 лет назад +6

      Punished Soleimani i’m just saying man, europe was dying of preventable disease til moors told them to pick up a bar of soap. OP probably didn’t know that so I had to do it to em with the irony. that had nothing to do with either conquests

  • @celelashimil5063
    @celelashimil5063 3 года назад +24

    This is a privilege to a student from Africa, you really helped, thank you.

  • @DR128BIT
    @DR128BIT 11 лет назад +49

    I spent nearly 6 years part time majoring in Computer Science at my local community college from Fall 2003 until Fall 2008. I was 18 years old when I started, 23 years old at graduation. Associates Degree in Computer Science will get you inside the industry, as long as you can program applications.

    • @mmaranta785
      @mmaranta785 3 года назад +11

      I got a 2 year degree in electronics in 1982 and have been employed full time for 39 years, have 2 paid off houses and close to 1 million in my 401k and will also get a pension for working for the government the last 15 years. 4 year degrees are overrated.

    • @AntarikshRajkonwar
      @AntarikshRajkonwar 3 года назад +5

      what are you doing now sir?

    • @franko6887
      @franko6887 2 года назад

      @@mmaranta785 have you done everything you wanted to do in life

    • @mmaranta785
      @mmaranta785 2 года назад

      @@franko6887 I want to travel more when I retire

    • @carolynlambert8797
      @carolynlambert8797 Год назад

      i have an associates degree not in computer science where your classes really challenging at your community college?

  • @phyrruskarimarmalgold3660
    @phyrruskarimarmalgold3660 3 года назад +8

    I'm a graduate from MIT and trust me this university will not fail you.

  • @AndreMusic2000
    @AndreMusic2000 6 лет назад +29

    Really tough crowd.
    I don't think they know how lucky they are to find professors teaching with such zest and compassion.

    • @valenciasj9805
      @valenciasj9805 3 года назад +3

      i agree. the crowd is super disappointing. i find myself chuckling when the professor cracks jokes. wish i was there instead, may not be qualified but i would definitely appreciate him a lot.

  • @LowMelaninLife
    @LowMelaninLife 2 года назад +7

    Not even started with the material but already I want to come more and more to the course. Thats how you create an environment where everyone is comfortable.

  • @Shiruken
    @Shiruken 8 лет назад +138

    Holy hell I wish all my teachers were like this. No wonder schools like MIT charge an arm and a leg.
    Thank you for making these videos available, MIT! :D

    • @bornforbanning
      @bornforbanning 4 года назад +2

      He’s alright. Nothing amazing. You must attend a really shitty school.

    • @mmaranta785
      @mmaranta785 3 года назад

      Do they have whiteboards yet?

  • @scottmoore7440
    @scottmoore7440 8 лет назад +41

    Great beginning. I'm a random dude trying to understand how to program in Java. I figured, maybe i need to look at beginning computer science stuff as alot of programming makes no sense. Now I know this course is in Python. But....Just listening to the beginning lecture put a few things in perspective which I was like Ah-ha. TY for posting this video. Makes sense on how I need to re-evaluate my learning besides YT videos who don't offer more insight. Thanks again for making this public.

    • @stevenhogan5720
      @stevenhogan5720 7 лет назад

      Learn C# on Microsoft. COM ... free courseware everywhere and they even have Free Virtuals to work the Project / Problems to try it for free. No need other than enough Ram to run a Browser ( I think ) ... I used to download content to a Video viewer , but that is no longer needed with Tablets etc. So easy to move it with you.

    • @TUMiraser
      @TUMiraser Месяц назад

      u can defo learn with just java docs by making own projects and facing the problems. reading through docs is defo the best way (i myself study at a top university) there are also good courses out there, but do NOT watch tutorials these are just a big waste of time… and also studying cs != programming, it is for better fundamental understanding logically and will/can help you a lot in general for learning a programming language! credo.

  • @sandyjansson1005
    @sandyjansson1005 7 лет назад +13

    Never thought i could take an MIT course. I love this so much.

  • @piotrz9546
    @piotrz9546 8 лет назад +96

    16:12 Actually course starts here. Enjoy!

  • @TheBurningofSolomon
    @TheBurningofSolomon 8 лет назад +45

    I know I can never get in to MIT, so this is such a useful free resource for people like me who want to get into comp sci taught by masters! Thank you so much! I plan on getting either a second bachelors in comp sci (first one in music) or master's if possible.

  • @seanlovesjobo
    @seanlovesjobo 11 лет назад +33

    You've got a great editor and camra guy. I can not thank you enough for uploading.

  • @frankenmint
    @frankenmint 9 лет назад +136

    Skip ahead to +16:45 if you just want him to start the class

  • @AlphonseMenkefor
    @AlphonseMenkefor 4 года назад +2

    The students are as mesmerized at the spellbound presentation in understandable but no nonsense manner. I am loving the Prof

  • @dazedconfuzed6
    @dazedconfuzed6 9 лет назад +17

    These professors seem awesome, my college professors make me feel like I'm in high school again with docked points for not showing up even if you have an A. Kind of hard to not miss a day when you work and have a family.

  • @SS-br3px
    @SS-br3px 11 лет назад +43

    Good job done! May God bless all these well respected professors for taking the valuable time to share knowledge free of charge. God bless you.

  • @radixsolo956
    @radixsolo956 6 лет назад +10

    This is why MIT is the best university in the world ! By the time I watched this video lesson , I used to code , but I didn't realize Real coding . Henceforth i know what is code and algorithm , Thank you very much!

  • @JacklynCunningham
    @JacklynCunningham 9 лет назад +52

    I learn more here than in my actual lectures at uni. this is great. also i love videos because you can pause and go back if you need to

    • @user-ye5ru4wl5z
      @user-ye5ru4wl5z 4 года назад +5

      This is the second time am running into your comment. Good luck anyway am also on the same path.

  • @Ata5ll
    @Ata5ll 10 лет назад +16

    I like the way this class is given, and also how you would eliminate intimidating lower "skilled" students as i have experienced this myself long time ago.

  • @jatinsharma1989
    @jatinsharma1989 3 года назад +9

    "You're inexperienced, not inadequate." Thank you Sir.

  • @jakubsolar9128
    @jakubsolar9128 3 года назад +9

    Wow, what a great professor! Hats off to you, sir and thank you MIT for sharing such a high quality content.

  • @SamsonOteba
    @SamsonOteba 11 лет назад +15

    Nice lecture ,I admire to have a lecturer like you in Kenya!

    • @ONpopularTopics
      @ONpopularTopics 5 лет назад +2

      Can you pay him? That's an MIT Professor.

  • @krymyst8091
    @krymyst8091 5 лет назад +4

    Your experience as a lecturer shows. Much better than the recent version. Especially, if you like to a faster pace. Thank you as my course is online.

  • @ibrahimhalidu7874
    @ibrahimhalidu7874 11 лет назад +5

    this is one of the best lectures i have ever been part of. i am proud of you prof

  • @gladissemensato2061
    @gladissemensato2061 6 лет назад +3

    Thanks MIT! Eleven years later (2019) and i am learning. It’s wonderfull

  • @smilylife7515
    @smilylife7515 3 года назад +4

    Every lecture worth millions for non MIT students , no one can provide this level of world class education for free, we love you MIT professors,

  • @michaelmanger9532
    @michaelmanger9532 9 лет назад +14

    I like how he speaks, easy to understand

  • @theilluminedone7896
    @theilluminedone7896 9 лет назад +12

    This is beautiful. Thank you MIT OCW and thank you Professors Grimson and Guttag for the clear and concise lectures.

  • @orange8907
    @orange8907 2 года назад +2

    A legend in the field of computer science,it's nice to see him giving live lecture

  • @ybihuacuja4144
    @ybihuacuja4144 10 лет назад +12

    woah!
    Amazing lecture! Great thing of MIT to keep their courses open :)

  • @micahblu
    @micahblu 11 лет назад +510

    I think 1.7 million people would rather be there than the people who were..

    • @XTheDentist
      @XTheDentist 11 лет назад +29

      Wow lol probably true. Nothing beats being self taught and, unless you want to be a theoretical computer scientist, it would be enough to just pay attention in math class, master some basic algebra, calculus etc. install linux, grab a few books on scripting, assembly, of course K&R's C programming language, learn to use standard libraries for stuff (like graphics, etc), and you should be on your way. When your old enough and experienced enough, read Knuths Art of Computer Programming. Well, at least this is my MIT style education since I'm too poor to go there.

    • @mehdirussel5368
      @mehdirussel5368 5 лет назад +1

      4.7 *

    • @exnihilonihilfit6316
      @exnihilonihilfit6316 4 года назад +1

      Another mind-reading idiot.

    • @ksun8993
      @ksun8993 4 года назад +1

      @@XTheDentist wow 6 years ago.
      How are you doing , commenting from a relative future

    • @DOOM-cf8xj
      @DOOM-cf8xj 4 года назад +2

      @@ksun8993 Adding the word "relative" there instead of just saying from "the" future makes you sound far more intelligent than the rest of the internet. Good job, Sundar. You get the true spirit of Ivy League youtube video comments.

  • @gaurangagg
    @gaurangagg 4 года назад +7

    Absolutely legendary. My undergrad started in 2008 but never really focused much on Coding. After 12 years, here I am. Better late than never.

  • @edjoultz9678
    @edjoultz9678 9 лет назад +20

    I'm determined to make Programming my skill! I'm stoked for this course and i'll be looking back in a few months and see how far i've come!

    • @coffle1
      @coffle1 9 лет назад +14

      Kyle Joultz How's the progress coming?

    • @ZuvioxArts
      @ZuvioxArts 9 лет назад +7

      Kyle Joultz How are things coming along? I need to know because I'm thinking about doing this course.

    • @Eschatoloman
      @Eschatoloman 9 лет назад +1

      +Kyle Joultz hows are you doing taking these course? im planning on getting a certificate for Comp Programming

    • @UsmanKhan-tl8rb
      @UsmanKhan-tl8rb 9 лет назад +1

      I'm starting this too. I''m beginning my quarter in college in 2 weeks and taking the first cs class. Did any of you learn from these videos?

    • @Sir_BoazMutatayi
      @Sir_BoazMutatayi 9 лет назад +1

      +Zuviox Im taking it on winter

  • @ezeddeanyousif
    @ezeddeanyousif 11 лет назад +5

    Amazing that we have this material online. Thank you to all those involved in this effort. I truly appreciate it and hope others do to.

  • @azizmullah9621
    @azizmullah9621 4 года назад +1

    Respect & appreciations to every single person who contributed directly & indirectly to make, edit & post this video on RUclips. I never imagined a less privileged person would access study material from MIT. This is priceless.

  • @JagjitBrawler
    @JagjitBrawler 9 лет назад +2935

    What the heck is wrong with these students? This teacher's jokes are hilarious!

    • @JagjitBrawler
      @JagjitBrawler 9 лет назад +25

      Yea that's probably right

    • @louisanbass
      @louisanbass 9 лет назад

      +jagjit bhatia These are courses or degree?

    • @mingweisun283
      @mingweisun283 9 лет назад +116

      +jagjit bhatia The video only record the sounds of the Prof, so this should be why you cannot hear the students' reaction.

    • @Sir_BoazMutatayi
      @Sir_BoazMutatayi 9 лет назад +88

      You haven't been to college have you? This is a first year class. You dont have an idea how scary it is especially the first day of class.

    • @JagjitBrawler
      @JagjitBrawler 9 лет назад +3

      Haha yea tru

  • @mohamedlamhamdi5244
    @mohamedlamhamdi5244 3 года назад +3

    it's a great opportunity (video) for a beginner to start learning computer science,Thanks MIT.

  • @vaniafranco2119
    @vaniafranco2119 7 лет назад +41

    Thank you for posting! There is no excuse to remain ignorant, every knowledge is available for those who want to learn.

  • @WestNDNBeauty1984
    @WestNDNBeauty1984 6 лет назад +3

    This lecture and professor are excellent! Providing comparisons brings clarity; he also provides great history here.

  • @jamiestirzaker2699
    @jamiestirzaker2699 9 лет назад +10

    Fantastic teacher! Wish I had a teacher like that at school.

  • @rohitsharma66
    @rohitsharma66 4 года назад

    These professors are behind the brain of every successful students. Apple, Facebook, Google etc.

  • @jujuandjesus
    @jujuandjesus 10 лет назад +26

    Begin this video at 17:20 if you aren't an MIT student and don't care about all the disclaimers class protocols.
    Here is the short list of what is relevant to RUclipsrs in that 17:20:
    You will:
    Write a simple program
    Read a program
    Translate problems to computations
    Think like a computer scientist.

  • @alexandersanchez9138
    @alexandersanchez9138 10 лет назад +316

    I feel bad for this professor--He's doing a pretty good job being funny, but the class is just not responding at all. You'd think comedy would be well-received in the first lecture.

    • @Sir_BoazMutatayi
      @Sir_BoazMutatayi 9 лет назад +21

      First year and first day. It's scary

    • @josephinhiding3595
      @josephinhiding3595 7 лет назад +2

      He can't be very funny. He's a Lisp programmer.

    • @fortitoiny
      @fortitoiny 5 лет назад

      The majority of students are virtual students who are not interactive with the professor. My hypothesis, the students are part of the filming crew and of previous students.

    • @marcosgalvao3182
      @marcosgalvao3182 5 лет назад +1

      Probably he's retired now , this class was 11 years ago . Maybe hes in Hawaii now .

    • @manthanmakwana6092
      @manthanmakwana6092 4 года назад +1

      Maybe because tech people are nerds! No offense I'm a nerd too!

  • @JonasBostoen
    @JonasBostoen 6 лет назад +2

    I love the fact that this has 4 million views, curiosity isn't dead yet!

  • @UKImperium
    @UKImperium 3 года назад +3

    This is great. I decided to learn myself C after starting with Python. I got most of the basics down in C. I just thought what better way to learn than a freaking MIT lecture, man.

  • @dearlalit
    @dearlalit 3 года назад +128

    Course starts at 16:14

  • @ejr_life17
    @ejr_life17 3 года назад +2

    Computer Science is a lot easier now a days! With all the online resources! Hard work, dedication, and believe in yourself!

  • @LiamRobby
    @LiamRobby 11 лет назад +5

    Thinking about going into Computer Science...Everything seems to good to be true, and these are great videos since nothing in public high schools in my area have any courses for anything computer science related to get to see what its all about

    • @OPP534
      @OPP534 4 года назад +2

      What are you doing now?

  • @simplton3s539
    @simplton3s539 5 лет назад +3

    This professor probably never thought that 4 million people would end up watching him give his lecture that day.

  • @Jasonvelasquez18
    @Jasonvelasquez18 3 года назад

    One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever found was listening to theses lectures when I’m at the gym! It’s so interesting that I forget I’m doing cardio lol

  • @suave-alpaca8412
    @suave-alpaca8412 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you so much for posting. I maybe dont have a chance of attending MIT but I can still learn and study from other source

  • @gammakingTO
    @gammakingTO 7 лет назад +251

    The dislikes are from Harvard Students :P

  • @Spankytimez
    @Spankytimez 7 лет назад +1

    This professor is awesome and really funny. I cant believe no one even chuckles at this stuff man, its gold! Im a current CS major at a community college and JEEEEzus i wish we had some one like this around.
    but then again, i guess thats why its MIT..

  • @FutureHoops
    @FutureHoops 5 лет назад +4

    My intro to programming is supposed to require no experience but the class just has a bunch of guys trying to show up the professor. Also my professor does not explain stuff like this guy at all I can barely tell what he’s saying. So thank you for the video.

  • @carbonatedwater2414
    @carbonatedwater2414 6 лет назад +13

    I'm only 12 but I am so interested in computer science, MIT you can see me in your university in about 6-7 years.

  • @arejayranu
    @arejayranu 3 года назад +1

    Overqualified to join other courses… only respect for this Teacher 🙏🏽 passionate people like these actually making a difference to education wow 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @allyourcode
    @allyourcode 3 года назад +3

    What is a computer: @23:49
    One thing I would add to the diagram that he draws at @26:39 is that the control tells the ALU what to do (that's why it's called control), so there should be an arrow from the box on the left to the box on the right (and maybe an arrow in the other direction as well).
    The control is what reads the program instructions, and uses that to decide what control signals to send to the ALU. Perhaps the most interesting things that the two boxes on the bottom can do is CONDITIONALLY affect the program counter (which normally just increments by 1). This gives rise to the possibility of "interesting" execution sequences (and therefore, interesting behaviors), which Hofstetter might call "strange loops".
    People tend to think that a computer is very limited, because it's behavior is "rigid", but what they don't understand is that rigidity does not preclude interestingness. Conway's game of life is perhaps the best visualization of how interesting behavior can arise from simple rigid rules: although it only has 4 very simple rules, the answer to simple questions such as "Can this grow indefinitely?" are pretty non-obvious.
    Such non-obviousness arising from simple dynamics is what we call "emergent", and people should understand that emergence is everywhere, and makes seemingly simple things not so simple. I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that acquiring an awareness of emergence is like turning your eyes to the heavens for the first time. It's is a concept that truly elevates the mind beyond what (non-human) beasts are capable of. It is an essential component of true intelligence. Without it, your intelligence is simply not sophisticated.

  • @StewieGriffin
    @StewieGriffin 5 лет назад +21

    Oh wow at MIT they hold your hand through learning.
    At a public college, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN

    • @mmaranta785
      @mmaranta785 3 года назад

      They don’t want you to drop out. It’s all about the coin.

  • @antonioregueiferos8213
    @antonioregueiferos8213 6 лет назад +1

    It´s one of the best proffesor that i have ever listen to.I would like that my programming professor would be like this man.

  • @i4gtit
    @i4gtit 11 лет назад +14

    lecture starts at 16:15

  • @ClusiveC
    @ClusiveC 11 лет назад +97

    My first programming course, we started with C# and then moved to C++ and then Java. I wish we'd done python first, knowing what I know now.

    • @1990spiderman
      @1990spiderman 11 лет назад +4

      Hello, im learning programming, my first language is going to be C++, do you suggest i start with python? or stick with c++?

    • @SleepSeeker
      @SleepSeeker 11 лет назад +11

      Victor Hernandez
      Go for python if you have small or no experience and want to get into programing industry fast. If you on the other hand have to familiarize yourself with c++ anyway, it might not be the right choice and you should start with a good c++ book or coding drill.

    • @1990spiderman
      @1990spiderman 11 лет назад +2

      Martin Rončka thanks!
      do you know aboout a good c++ book?
      what did you start of with?

    • @ViliusSparnauskas
      @ViliusSparnauskas 11 лет назад +1

      Victor Hernandez
      I started with C

    • @arahmanmbh
      @arahmanmbh 10 лет назад +1

      Manish Pillai san

  • @arrowb3408
    @arrowb3408 6 лет назад +2

    Wuuhoo, I finished the whole video and the lecture which took me three times of the video lecture time by slowing down Prof's speaking speed into 0.75 and showing the caption to help me out of here. CLAPPING!! Very impressed to this Prof. Eric's linguistic talent as well as his everlasting spirits on teaching till the last minutes. Amazing Prof. compared with the Mickey Mouse University down in Melbourne just doing his daily post and that's all. ................... Giving my reverence to this Prof no matter he still on MIT campus or not......................... STF........................................................................

  • @jhersonlopez9220
    @jhersonlopez9220 8 лет назад +49

    I'm in a third world country and I'm gettin this for free? fucking sweet. I still need to put in a lot of work though but I love how many tools i can grab to learn this subject of programming

    • @TheVilivan
      @TheVilivan 8 лет назад +4

      Jherson Lopez
      Yeah, education is really awesome these days

  • @handogukan
    @handogukan 9 лет назад +9

    Thank you for free education.

  • @ZeryusXD
    @ZeryusXD 2 года назад +1

    This professor's teaching style is awesome

  • @starquake7061
    @starquake7061 8 лет назад +4

    You answer youtube comments, you da real MVP ^^

  • @dibbydots
    @dibbydots 11 лет назад +14

    This is my dream school :) I really want to study computer science and computer programming in college, and I hope to do it here. That would definately be a dream come true :)

    • @kylejon3554
      @kylejon3554 5 лет назад +1

      dibbydots woah did you make it?

  • @robbyosborne9708
    @robbyosborne9708 2 года назад +2

    I sure wish I had this guy for programming. He seems like a professor that's easier to understand from compared to some out there.

  • @thepibbxman
    @thepibbxman 11 лет назад +48

    To learn faster play the video at 1.5 speed or 2

    • @TheVIDEONINGA
      @TheVIDEONINGA 11 лет назад +22

      Yeah, but then you miss the jokes.

    • @GloomyHouse
      @GloomyHouse 11 лет назад +3

      I love this comment

    • @thepibbxman
      @thepibbxman 11 лет назад +3

      LinedBark KING Nope it's called rewind lol

    • @the44thchamber
      @the44thchamber 7 лет назад +2

      Picked this technique up myself from a RUclips user that completed 3-4 years of MIT courseware in 12 months. He recommended this as well

  • @9696cool
    @9696cool 11 лет назад +7

    Thanks for posting this.

    • @JPxKillz
      @JPxKillz 11 лет назад +16

      You're welcome.

  • @orpat007
    @orpat007 8 лет назад +1

    Heartfelt thanks to MIT for sharing knowledge to people across the world!

  • @Allinonetvz
    @Allinonetvz 8 лет назад +7

    Its funny how the first video of class 6.00 has 3 million views while the rest aren't even close to a million

    • @johnfedorov8089
      @johnfedorov8089 8 лет назад

      It's similar in universities too lol.. intro computer science courses have hundreds of students, then once you get to 2nd / 3rd year there's maybe 1/10th of that. Most people don't really know what computer science is.

    • @arvindgarg2961
      @arvindgarg2961 8 лет назад +2

      All-in-one tvz It's because any visitor first visits the first video, if he find the topic relevant and interesting moves to 2nd video or simply never come back again after viewing 1st video.

    • @Allinonetvz
      @Allinonetvz 8 лет назад

      yeah lol its a pain in the ass to continue anyway

  • @dextersuos9473
    @dextersuos9473 9 лет назад +4

    Would love if MIT continue on these videos.

  • @aksmith2001
    @aksmith2001 Год назад +2

    So grateful for this course! I only hope that the computer screen is a bit more clear in the other videos since it's the core of the course 😭

    • @mitocw
      @mitocw  Год назад +1

      There are code snippets available on MIT OpenCourseWare at: ocw.mit.edu/6-00F08. Best wishes on your studies!

  • @porckhop
    @porckhop 10 лет назад +18

    This guy should do stand up.

  • @daedra40
    @daedra40 11 лет назад +7

    Correction : "Awesome lecturers"
    Or more accurately, "simple an AWESOME institution"

  • @persilbran
    @persilbran 7 лет назад

    Top lecturers from one of the most prestigious institutions in the world, I can freeze them, I can make them repeat things what an age we live in.

  • @smokeydawgtv
    @smokeydawgtv 9 лет назад +4

    How do I learn about programming and engineering on my own without a professor in college? I'm only 14 and I want to go in knowing my way around pretty much. (Btw does any know if the computer professors and ta at UVA are good and speak English)

    • @ajsh-yx5sd
      @ajsh-yx5sd 4 года назад

      hey bud, how are you doing now? you should be about 19. hope you can c this, i’m also 14 and wondering where to begin.

    • @smokeydawgtv
      @smokeydawgtv 4 года назад

      @@ajsh-yx5sd i actually chose a different path in life, I got accepted to UVA but not for computer science, and I’m more interesting in governmental functions now

  • @Llllillilililililillll
    @Llllillilililililillll 10 лет назад +5

    start watching at 20:00, ur welcome

  • @arejayranu
    @arejayranu 3 года назад

    He’s laid out expectations scope targets so beautifully

  • @yummylive
    @yummylive 3 года назад +3

    Is it a bad sign that I had no idea what he meant with that first math statement and I'm going into computer science in September?

  • @wufenzhong
    @wufenzhong 9 лет назад +7

    Course starts from 37:37.

  • @natiakikvadze5605
    @natiakikvadze5605 Год назад +1

    I am listening with pleasure. He knows the subject well and explains so easily with pleasant diction

  • @DeeAy09
    @DeeAy09 10 лет назад +21

    You know what fucking sucks? Going to a school learning computer programming and all my teachers do not speak English well at all. Its such a let down because learning programming from people who can't speak English is super tough. Im having a hard time

    • @timsung3398
      @timsung3398 10 лет назад +1

      which college are you currently in?? if you don't mind me asking

    • @DeeAy09
      @DeeAy09 10 лет назад +3

      Tim Sung its in ontario

    • @timsung3398
      @timsung3398 10 лет назад

      If they can't speak English properly, you might want to find another school
      Scrutinize the school before you decided

    • @DeeAy09
      @DeeAy09 10 лет назад

      Tim Sung yeah my second semester is coming up.. if it's the same, im switching

    • @Enedrapvp
      @Enedrapvp 10 лет назад +3

      90% of my professors are indian and have a very thick accent. Most CS students are indian at my school however.