Xilinx Education
If you use the Xilinx FPGA tools (or you'd like to) you may have noticed that Xilinx has an "education" link on their home page. Of course, the main purpose of this link is to sell you fairly pricey instructor-led training (actually, it is pretty reasonable for this kind of class, but more than most of us will pony up out of our own pockets).
However, there are several of the shorter classes available online for free. You do have to register, but the price is free. Some pretty good classes on the Xilinx-specific tools. Don't expect the Verilog, VHDL, or even the "designing with FPGA" classes for free, but there are titles regarding usage of constraints, basic FPGA architecture, and several other interesting topics.
Check out
this page. It isn't really clear that some of the classes are free until you "drill down a bit," so be sure to explore.
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Learn Electronics the MIT Way
Want to take an electronics course at MIT? Don't pack up, mortgage the house, and move to Massachusetts! Just download the
MIT course on basic electronics. This is part of their Open Courseware initiative I've written about before. Of course there's no instructor support and no credit, but it sounds like a good class if you want to know more about electronics. From the site:
Subject 6.071 Introduction to Electronics provides undergraduate students with both a basic and practical understanding of electricity and electronics. The emphasis is on applications rather than theory. Consequently there is a strong hands-on component to the subject to enable students to gain practical experience. Topics covered in the subject include:
* DC and AC circuits
* Diodes, transistors, operational amplifier
* Analog and digital electronics
* Detectors and transducers
* Electronic control
* Signal processing and noise
The focus of the subject is understanding the critical issues involved in assembling and using an array of electronic equipment to carry out various missions. Thus, there is more emphasis on the application as opposed to design.
The breadth of topics covered in 6.071 makes this a good choice for those intending to take only one subject in electronic
Join this up with a free circuit simulator (I've talked about some of these before):
Let me know how you like it!
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Learn a Human Language
I know upwards of 2 dozen computer languages to some degree of proficiency, but I'm ashamed to say I've always wanted to learn another human language other than English, but have never done so. The U.S. Government's Foreign Service Institute has
free public domain language courses for Spanish, Cantonese, Greek, Turkish, French, and other languages.
Someone has taken the time to get these courses on the Web and you can find them at
http://fsi-language-courses.com.Labels: education
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