Stanford 7 courses that you can listen to for free

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Many people do not have enough money for training to attend precisely those courses that they would like, or the schedule doesn’t fit into the work schedule.

ForumDaily prepared 7 courses at Stanford University in various fields.

If you want to get a certificate, then you have to pay money, but if you just attend them - it will cost you nothing.

1. Food and Health

Students will be provided with the information and practical skills necessary to begin optimizing nutrition. By the end of this course, students will be able to distinguish between products that support health and those that threaten it. In addition, teachers will provide compelling evidence of the benefits of simple home cooking, which is an integral part of a healthy and long life.

The course is conducted in English, but there are subtitles in Russian and Czech. It lasts 5 months: 1 is an hour of study per week.

Registration began on April 10.

2. Machine learning

This is the science of how to make computers work without using clear deterministic algorithms. Over the past decade, machine learning has given us unmanned vehicles, speech recognition, effective search engines, and made it possible to go far in understanding the human genome.

The course is conducted in English.

Registration will begin on April 17.

3. Mathematical thinking

Learn to think like mathematicians. This 10-week course is designed for 2 specific audiences. First, people who want to develop or improve mathematical, analytical thinking for professional or common life goals. Secondly, high school students who study mathematics at a college or university, or first-year students at a college or university who think about mathematics. In the first part of the course there is very little traditional mathematical content, and the focus is on the thinking processes necessary for mathematics. More mathematical examples are given later when they are easier to learn.

The course is conducted in English.

Registration will begin on 1 May.

4. Baby food and cooking

Nutrition patterns that begin in childhood affect lifelong health and well-being. Nutritional culture has changed significantly in recent decades, especially in those parts of the world where processed foods dominate our diet. This course examines modern baby food and the influence of individual decisions made by each family. Health risks associated with childhood obesity are also discussed. Participants will learn what constitutes a healthy diet for children and adults, and how to prepare simple, tasty dishes designed to inspire you to prepare light home-cooked meals.

The course is conducted in English, but there are subtitles in Ukrainian and Russian.

The course will take 5 hours.

Registration began on April 10.

5. Socio-Economic Networks: Models and Analysis

Learn how to model social and economic networks and their influence on human behavior. The course is aimed at people interested in studying social and economic networks, but is available for advanced students and other people who have some prerequisites in the field of mathematics and statistics.

The course is conducted in English.

Registration will begin on April 24.

6. Introduction to Logic

This course provides an introduction to logic from a computational perspective. It shows how to encode information into logical sentences; how to argue information in this form—and provides an overview of logical technology and its applications in mathematics, science, engineering, business, law, and more.

The course was originally intended to be used at the college level. However, experience shows that it works well for high school students. In addition, it can be used at the beginning of graduate school for those who have not yet seen the material.

The course is conducted in English. Sub-titles are available in Polish, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese.

Training takes 10 weeks on 4-8 hours per week.

Registration will begin on July 3.

7. Understanding of Einstein: a special theory of relativity

In this course, students will strive to “understand Einstein,” especially focusing on the special theory of relativity, which Albert Einstein, as a 26-year-old patent clerk, introduced in his “miracle year” of 1905. How did Einstein come up with his ideas? What was the nature of his genius? What is the meaning of the theory of relativity? What's special about special relativity? Why does the theory initially seem dead? Is time travel possible, and if so, how? Is it possible to go to the center of the galaxy and return in one lifetime? Is there any evidence that definitively supports the theory, or is it mostly speculation? Why didn't Einstein win the Nobel Prize for his theory of relativity?

This course is open to all who wish to devote some time and effort to understanding Einstein and his special theory of relativity. In addition, a video review on mathematics is provided at the beginning of the course.

The course is conducted in English.

Training takes 8 weeks on 5-10 hours per week.

Registration will begin on 1 May.

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