Lec 1 | MIT 6.189 Multicore Programming Primer, IAP 2007

[lirixer2]

thanks to curses like this i learn things i cant in my university. I'm from Mexico... Thank you!!!

[BlueWaffleMan9000]

pay 100,000 dollars for 4 years at a university, I come here because my teacher sucks 

[9b8]

@BlueWaffleMan9000 Sadly, that is what keeps me away. Call me really old school, but I believe in the pursuit of knowledge as a self-empowering, self-disicpline. I don't agree with how the university/education system has evolved to be a superficial "ticket system" for success or knowledge. Too many graduates that still don't know a thing, grade curving, proxy teaching, or replacing pedagogical duties altogether with a fucking video presentation. No ty, I am a big boy.

[CillersFan]

Yes, hitting a wall, performance going down…. Has he seen the I7?

[Jeppebm]

Even though he's rushing through it a bit, anyone speaking english at an academic level should be able to understand him. I understood him quite perfectly, and english is far from my first language. Interesting class, I am going to watch the rest! Thanks

[3preeti3]

the clocking funda he gave is wrong ...

[eligao]

he's very good, IC = Indian & China!

[kiarash00]

Does he really think he is speaking English?

[zantrua]

hes speaking english better than you can speak his native language...

[kiarash00]

lol that might be true (just might cuz i speak 4 languages fluently) but the real shit u bicth can't understand is that i am not teaching in university of sri lanka or something

I strongly believe that it is fair to expect a MIT prof to a) speak english b) don't put shit together like he is doing a grade 9 presentation

[sofkjafar]

@kiarash00 i am not agreeing with you, he is speaking english, but honestly, there were times where i totally lost him, and didn't understand a word he is saying.

[kiarash00]

@ sofkjafar that's what i am saying.

I thought MIT had an academic mission.....

this guy is not even making an effort to lecture better.

He is just like gr.9 students presenting a homework or somethin

[crystosis]

@kiarash00

I think it depends on where one comes from. I find his accent a bit weird but totally understandable(considering that I come from South India :D and he is from Sri Lanka)

Its just a free lecture. You can use it if you can, if not at least don't be rude.

Its not as if you paid something to take this class..

[bmwmgii]

@crystosis well i dont find it hard to understand i am from delhi

[9b8]

@crystosis Thank you for having the courage and moral integrity to address this. I found his accent to be just fine. I think some people need more exposure to "the world." I am certain many find my accent "funny" too. Where I currently live, even my surname is very odd, often coming under question. Sometimes I wish my last name was Smith or Williams; most times, however, I am happy it is not.

[rne1223]

cool stuff, but he speeding through the whole thing

[lordmetroid]

What, you can't handle dialects? What are even you doing watching MIT courses?

[Nkatsikanis]

wow cool teaching

[dupreee27]

awesome!!

[AshikaUmanga]

Where to find course materials ?

[Waranle]

go to MIT opencourseware home page, and click Computer sciencer and EL-engineering section and find this course

[AshikaUmanga]

Saman Amarasinghe ... a SriLankan.... Yaaaaay!!!!

[ivan24zg]

awesome :D

[xapemanx]

sweeet!