I was going to write something about politics, but the bizarre keeps happening, and is totally dispiriting. So I will talk about something entirely different.
As I am currently working in a role related to education, one of my tasks is to figure out what is out there. You know, competitive investigation.
The other day I was poking around the MOOC’s, and their offerings related to my research, and a class jumped out at me. A refresher on linear algebra with applications in Python (the programming language).
Being a math geek, and somewhat familiar with Python, I signed up. It was free unless I wanted a certificate (which I didn’t). (more…)