Learn Computer Science With These Free Online Courses

November 26, 2013 11:15 am

Computer science knowledge is useful for just about any career nowadays, and these simple, affordable courses from Udacity can help you learn the basics of this interesting subject. With at-home lessons that you can complete at your own pace, you can master the basics of computer science in your free time with Udacity. Best of all, the courses are free to audit!

Introduction to Computer Science
Introduction to Computer Science teaches key concepts in computer science, as well as the basic steps for writing a computer program in the context of building a simple search engine. This course is split up into 11 lessons that you can complete whenever you’d like, and no prior programming knowledge is needed to enroll.

Web Development
If you’re a moderately experienced programmer who wants to learn the basics of how the web works, this course is for you. Throughout its seven lessons, Web Development will teach you how to build your own blogging application, process user input, use APIs, and much more.

Programming Languages
Programming Languages is a course designed to give students an introduction into the fundamentals of, you guessed it, programming languages. Over the course of seven lessons that you may complete at your own pace, you will learn how to specify and process valid strings, sentences, and program structures in order to build a simple web browser.

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Learn Computer Science With These Free Online Courses

November 26, 2013 11:15 am

Computer science knowledge is useful for just about any career nowadays, and these simple, affordable courses from Udacity can help you learn the basics of this interesting subject. With at-home lessons that you can complete at your own pace, you can master the basics of computer science in your free time with Udacity. Best of all, the courses are free to audit!

Introduction to Computer Science
Introduction to Computer Science teaches key concepts in computer science, as well as the basic steps for writing a computer program in the context of building a simple search engine. This course is split up into 11 lessons that you can complete whenever you’d like, and no prior programming knowledge is needed to enroll.

Web Development
If you’re a moderately experienced programmer who wants to learn the basics of how the web works, this course is for you. Throughout its seven lessons, Web Development will teach you how to build your own blogging application, process user input, use APIs, and much more.

Programming Languages
Programming Languages is a course designed to give students an introduction into the fundamentals of, you guessed it, programming languages. Over the course of seven lessons that you may complete at your own pace, you will learn how to specify and process valid strings, sentences, and program structures in order to build a simple web browser.

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Students Receive Free Phones From Sprint for the Holidays

November 19, 2013 10:48 am

Students can get 12 months of free talk, text and data when they purchase a Sprint phone at Best Buy stores through Jan. 4

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), November 18, 2013 – Best Buy and Sprint today announced a game-changing Sprint offer – just in time for the holidays – giving students 12 months of free talk, text and data from Sprint when they 1) buy a Sprint phone at the Student Activated Price at Best Buy, and 2) activate a new line of service on an Unlimited, My Way plan1.

“This exclusive Sprint offer allows students to buy a new smartphone and get a year of free talk, text and data and several hundred dollars in savings,” said Scott Anderson, vice president of mobile phones for Best Buy. “Our customers expect exclusive products from Best Buy and now they are getting exclusive mobile phone plans, too. It is a demonstration of our unique promise to customers.”

The Sprint plan includes unlimited talk, text and 1GB data for smartphones or unlimited talk and text for basic phones and does not require a two-year agreement on the students’ lines. The promotion, offering a savings of up to $70 per month, is available exclusively at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores nationwide starting today through Jan. 4, 2014.

Customers are responsible for the cost of the phone at the Student Activated Price, a one-time $36 activation fee and monthly taxes and surcharges. For unlimited studying, there is also an option to easily add unlimited data for $10 per month. All phone pricing and plan information is available at www.bestbuy.com/sprintstudentoffer. Students can take advantage of in-store Trade-In options for their existing mobile phone at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile store locations nationwide. Customers who purchase their Sprint phone on a Best Buy Credit Card can also take advantage of 18-month financing or five percent back in rewards.

For every additional new referral phone line of service activated on Unlimited, My Way or My All-in plans to the same account at Best Buy, Sprint will reward the account with an additional 12 months of free service for the student line. The referral customer must activate during the offer period with a two-year agreement.

Customers are required to provide proof of student status to Sprint within 14 days of activation atwww.sprint.com/studentverify. For more information, visit www.bestbuy.com/sprintstudentoffer.

1Unlimited talk, text and 1GB data/mo. for smartphones (Reg. $70/mo. Add’l data above 1GB: 1.5¢/MB) or with blocked data for basic phones (Reg. $50/mo.)

 

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