Re: Announcement: Intro CG class with GLSL

a) Not everyone learns the same way. Some people learn much better from 
a professor.
b) Particularly a professor who knows his stuff as well as Hanspeter. 
Google him for more.
c) A friend of mine who got a graduate degree from Harvard Extension, 
mostly by video, took a course from Hanspeter and called him one of the 
best professors she'd ever had.

The "Harvard" brand is worth quite a bit (even though I hate to admit 
it, having gone to a rival school).

    Kent
    (off to check on the corporate reimbursement policy!)


Dan Partelly wrote:

>My personal opinion is that it really does not worth the money , altough is 
>a great curriculum.
>Why I say it doesnt worth ? You can buy a book like "Mathematihics for 3d 
>game prograaming"
>by Eric Lengyel or similar , couple it with a basic OpenGl book and with a 
>bit of determination
>you will cover verything there for about 100$ and likely the same time. All 
>you need is some basic math knwledge to cover everything in the course.
>
>It might worth auditing it if price is less than 200 USD. More, no, because 
>everything is available for free code on internet or in books. Unless you 
>want to pay for "Harward" brand, but in the end, a no certification course 
>is brandless. Keep your money and do something funny with them :P
>
>Dan
>
>
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>>Sorry, I don't make the rules, I only work for Harvard... ;-)
>>
>>Auditing without credit, as far as I know, is indeed cheaper. I'll find 
>>out how much.
>>
>>- HP
>>
>>Jesse Laeuchli wrote:
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>>
>>>welcome to higher education in america ;-)
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>>>>1600$ is pretty steep.
>>>>Any way this class can be audited for less?
>>>>
>>>>Roland
>>>>
>>>>--- Hanspeter Pfister <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>CSCI E-234: Introduction to Computer Graphics and GPU Programming
>>>>>September 21, 2005 through January 18, 2006
>>>>>Harvard Extension School
>>>>>
>>>>>This class is also offered as a distance education course with
>>>>>archived
>>>>>and live video feeds.
>>>>>
>>>>>The goal of this class is to provide you with sufficient background
>>>>>to
>>>>>write computer graphics applications in OpenGL. This year - for the
>>>>>first time - we will introduce graphics processor unit (GPU)
>>>>>programming
>>>>>using the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL). GPUs are widely used today
>>>>>to
>>>>>drive cutting-edge 3D game engines, virtual reality simulations, and
>>>>>film pre-production. GPUs have changed computer graphics and how we
>>>>>teach it. Students will learn how to program GPUs to perform a
>>>>>variety
>>>>>of tasks, such as 3D lighting, animation, image processing, and
>>>>>special
>>>>>effects.
>>>>>
>>>>>More details and syllabus at
>>>>>http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~cscie234/
>>>>>----- 
>>>>>FAQ and OpenGL Resources at:
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>>>>>
>>>>>-- 
>>>>>Author: Hanspeter Pfister
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