Lec 1 | MIT 18.085 Computational Science and Engineering I, Fall 2008

[xtremetom180]

really informative and interesting

[shellybirdy]

This is a great video

[anakmudajaman]

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[AntoMelta]

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[willamricard]

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[imegatrone]

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[bundawartini]

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[iLOVENATURE2011]

the professor explained it well...excellent!

[ForcedToSignUp]

I got lost when he started talking about pivots. This is usually my problem... I lack knowledge of very basic framework that even the introductory courses assume you already have. If you don't have it, where can you get it? I guess nowadays Wikipedia or Google, but that didn't help me back in 1990. I just got intimidated and stayed away from "harder" courses... which killed me in finding a job after I graduated.

[firezzzzz]

@ForcedToSignUp

It is never too late to pick things up.

[TheLambdaComplex]

@ForcedToSignUp Pivots are explained in the linear algebra course which the same professor teaches.

[12344321423]

That is very useful. I really to be learned from valuable video. finally, i should say, this video improve my self confidence about numerical methods and computational science.

[pattttttrick]

The sound is not loud enough!!!

[frostwow]

yes, you actualy CAN do it

splendid work!

even the guy is the same crystal. i really appreciate this since 50% of the worlds teachers are gutless pussies, having their voices shaking, therefore spoiling the whole show. but not this one.

[hollyworldman2]

Hi you guys, can anyone from MIT tell me if economic students take this course?

[alienkishorekumar]

@hollyworldman2 computational science and engineering don't need specific background so anyone can study !!

[MewEcks]

@hollyworldman2 I see what you did there. :3

[1jilu]

I think he was winking at me :)

[HigherMathWannaBe]

@lucirz yes, professors are very important, lets balance that with a love, drive and discipline for the field you pusue as well, wouldn't you agree?

[slatz20]

Our professors in Germany read fucking Books every single week. Its ridicolous. U ARE THE GREATEST Mr. Gilbert Strang.

[TheMrRedPepper]

My dream is to go to MIT, I wish it would come true...

[wa4aos]

Why not allow life long students above age 50 to actually earn a degree from passing exams related to your online courses. Many of us were unable to complete degrees earlier in life due to pressures of family and financial obligations. Many of us have become successful as self taught business owners.

This would be a wonderful contribution to society and in particular to our longer living adults who may have a lot to offer back to society.

MIT should take this to the next level.

Glenn DSM labs

[xiatian122]

MIT provides us foreign college students a path to the courses taken by American undergraduates.Thanks to it,we can manage the skills in understanding the lectures given by American professors in English.

I hope I would take the PHD of computer science in MIT in the coming future.

Thank you,MIT.

[circusboy90210]

suprising that not many people watch this. why is rap music more prevalent now that we have access to engineering science @ th click of a mouse. people in ancient times would have killed to have this science to change their worlds.

[risilca]

God I am sure the guy knows his course but its truly creepy to see him and a torment of medieveal torture listen to it. Booooooring ohh and thanks for paying for MIT to have a professor that doesn´t worry about grades.

[correip]

MIT grade chalk/erasers

[boy12n]

@lucirz: plus the students who can handle those lectures.

[shooterofboring]

the same thing in Algeria why have i choose MIT

[LQGwithLTR]

Prof. Gilbert Strang

您實在太神了! 囧

[mjolnir1981]

is that a Msc class or undergraduate? as far as i know in europe computational engineering is a MSc or PhD

[LQGwithLTR]

@mjolnir1981 正如您所說的，這是研究所的課程唷!

[mjolnir1981]

@LQGwithLTR engish please, with english characters, thanks

[24NerF]

Does this guy have tourettes?

[mkeeeee]

lucirz, this is very true when it comes to instruction. However, MIT and other top schools have opportunities galore that are offered to the students (e.g. high profile research & access to state-of-the-art research facilities, huge libraries, faculty who can be worked with on major research projects, hundreds of campus orgazations and groups, etc.) The top universities offer to their students an abundance of room in which to grow, innovate and contribute.

[jacobbis4lovers]

a lot of the students in the classroom are asian lol

[alexhamster1134]

@jacobbis4lovers they love theory, cant apply the knowledge for shit, but boy can they do calculus!

[12Alforja]

Lucirz I am total agree with you. YOU CAN SAID THAT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks.

[morone91]

he looks like someone who teach with a his heart

[GamEfreakStunter]

amazing

[nmbookie]

Going through the on-line videos one can see that unis like MIT, Stanford have professors who are almost all great teachers. I have found there are a lot of great teachers in obscure unis, too. The differences are the uniformity of teaching excellence, the integration of concepts throughout the program, and .... the quality of your fellow students. A whole new level of competition.

[DoubleDutchBust]

12:12am Wednesday (CST) - Time in Mississippi, United States of America

[g1code]

he seems like such a nice person .. the twitch in his eye adds a nice touch

respects

[kbitzdev]

Where I come from, the professor just writes down the course in the board, basically a copy paste, every time I attend courses like that ( 98% of them ), a piece of me dies inside...

[tsnaren]

An amazing learning experience, some of his instinct based recognition skills which he displays are awesome

[manumenzella04]

It's great to see that this man really likes teaching what he teaches. That's what makes a great teacher.

[roef123]

The same but more and more in context nice!

[q123477]

Going to a school such as MIT though almost guarantee you a good job though. It's kind of like buying brand name goods.

[Impresioniste]

You are absolutly wrong. There are a lot of people with a degree and a lot of debt ,and a lot of years without a wel paid job. In general, on the world I mean, not only USA ( Im from Spain in Europe). BE CAREFULL.

[aduty23]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

[Impresioniste]

Ok, but if you want to learn and study dont pay a lot of money if you cant, its not necesary. The best exemple is these kinds of videos. You can learn maths, computation, drawing and fisics with some very good books, practice and a little help of a private tutor ( a lot more cheap, only for doubts).

[alexhamster1134]

@q123477 unfortunately you do need a brain to actually get the degree

[estrelasamor]

@q123477 Going to a school such as MIT does not guarantee a good job. It guarantees that your professor knows the material well since their reputation lets them be more selective when it comes to hiring professors. However, knowing the material well does not necessarily mean that the professor teaches well. When you have both, however, you have a great experience. This is the case with Strang and Lewin.

[lucirz]

i always wondered how classes were like in top colleges like harvard and MIT. and thanks to videos like this, i now know its the same as any other colleges. in the end, it all comes down to the professor, if you are have knowledgeable and good professor, one that can really really teach, then that's all that matters.

[victorburnett]

@lucirz Having a good professor is not "all that matters", you need respectful and intelligent students to allow teaching without disruption.

[bluxhack]

jajaja

se puede apagar la luz

xD

[perspectual]

good education should be free for those that choose to empower themselves.

[akujy2004]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I just found out about this, and it just incredible.

Free College level education. WOW!

[NDUB10]

what's with the chalk boards, my high school is using promethean boards to teach.

[zakdaviesa]

Old Skool

[jerms246]

yea and chances are, you still aren't learning a damn thing.

[johnson4u]

It's really great to see such an old professor showing full energy. Beats me. I gotta stop being lazy and put in smart hard work. Btw thanks for the vid.

[aiolos50]

Absolutely fantastic! Free lectures of the utmost standard, what else could anyone need. Thank you.

[Kingarthur305]

You got that right, I had a dream of going to MIT a few years ago but I don't need to now. I can continue with my state school and maybe from these lectures go to graduate school at MIT instead of the undergraduate I initially wanted.

[owntor1]

This is refreshing. All professors should promote learning as a priority ahead of grades.

[luigi12356]

good point, i totally agree with you. I am homeschooled, having previously went to a college in the UK which i stayed for little over a month. It was a disaster, the time flew quick and the teachers were not out for our interest at all.