Computing

Computer science

Learn select topics from computer science - algorithms (how we solve common problems in computer science and measure the efficiency of our solutions), cryptography (how we protect secret information), and information theory (how we encode and compress information).
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Algorithms

We've partnered with Dartmouth college professors Tom Cormen and Devin Balkcom to teach introductory computer science algorithms, including searching, sorting, recursion, and graph theory. Learn with a combination of articles, visualizations, quizzes, and coding challenges.

Journey into cryptography

How have humans protected their secret messages through history? What has changed today?

Journey into information theory

We've always been communicating.... as we moved from signal fires, to alphabets & electricity the problems remained the same.

Internet 101

Thanks to our partners at Code.org, you can learn how the internet works - everything from WiFi and IP addresses to cybersecurity and crime.
Computer science

Journey into information theory

We've always been communicating.... as we moved from signal fires, to alphabets & electricity the problems remained the same.
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Ancient information theory

Explore the history of communication from signal fires to the Information Age

Modern information theory

Information Theory in the 20th Century