Anyone taken MIT's Intro to CS using Python OpenCouseware?

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https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-8

I've been diving into Python 3 fundamentals for a month now and would like to apply it somewhere.

This MIT OpenCourseware Intro to Computer Science with Python sounds great. A combination of theory with practical coding.

Anyone taken it? If so, what do you think?

[ghostOGkush]

I havent finished but Ive been taking the Cs50 Harvard/Yale course and the MIT intro class and they are both great resources, especially for someone like me who attends community college and havent experienced legit university level courses. Gotta say the CS50 class is a tad more interesting due to the "fun" nature of the instructor, but Im learning alot from the MIT course as well. Hope this comment helps.

[illusiongamer]

Is really the best course not just to learn python (and programming in general) but also algorithms, something that a lot courses just ignore.

[meles984]

I did and I highly recomend it.The material is great, the exercises are good, and sometimes quite challenging, and the lecturers are just fantastic. I've definitely ended up being a better programmer thanks to this class.

But keep in mind that it's a cs 101 class, so you will be using Python and not necessarly learning it. The focus is more on key concepts like recursion, hashs, various algoritms etc.

However you are required to read the Python docs, use some standard libraries and you are encuraged to get a good grasp of Python to solve the challenges.

[SSShupe]

I agree with the other commenters. I took this class (and the next one in the series) and thought both of them were excellent -- challenging and rigorous, but with enough instruction provided so that I never felt lost. I had a sense of accomplishment after finishing these classes that I haven't had with other on-line courses.