My Answer to the question on Quora: As a B.Tech computer science student, your main applications will be programming in Java, C#/C++, Python, cloud computing (maybe with AWS), some version of SQL, applications and the usual stuff like MS Office,… Read More ›
Take part in a worldwide “teachable moment” and bring students along for the ride as NASA lands a rover on Mars February 18! The site https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/mission-to-mars-student-challenge/ has all the details of this exciting opportunity for students to take part in… Read More ›
The lectures will be livestreamed on Cambridge University’s YouTube and Facebook channels: https://www.facebook.com/events/423191425527230/ They will also be livestreamed on the CTC’s own YouTube channel, along with the panel discussion afterwards:
Just Released NASA Science Calendar for 2021/2022 Stunning. Informative. Enlightening.
OK, before you jump to buy a gaming laptop, read this. A gaming laptop is just that – for gaming. Just as you will not use the Formula One car for daily commute to the office, you don’t need a… Read More ›
I don’t think that’s proper. The difference between online teaching and offline teaching (classroom teaching in a college / school) is the difference between gully cricket and Test cricket, it is the difference between cinema and theatre, …. You get… Read More ›
A laptop has three components which are measured in GB. These are:1) Hard Disk2) Main memory or primary memory or RAM3) SSDWhich one are you referring to? That apart, there’s no “one size fits all” solution here. It depends on… Read More ›
Statistics and data dominate our lives. Increasingly, data-based decisions are being used by people, organizations and governments. Here are a few links that will be very interesting for everyone starting out in data science, visualization and with an interest in… Read More ›
Many startups will make you believe that you should learn programming at the age of 6-years. That’s good for business, but its a stupid and dishonest idea to teach coding to kids as young as that. So is 24 years… Read More ›
A common question students ask these days is “Why learn C and C++ in the age of Python?” Students often wonder why colleges still teach C and C++. Is any software development taking place in these two programming languages? You… Read More ›
C, C++, C#, Java, Python are programming languages. HTML is the abbreviation for Hyper Text Markup Language. Although the word ‘Language’ forms a part of HTML, HTML is a markup language for Internet. What does ‘markup’ mean? Think of markup… Read More ›
My answer : These are still untested territories. You can use NPTEL and other online courses to brush up on a subject or for an introduction to a subject. But frankly, just doing NPTEL and other online courses may not… Read More ›
I have been teaching programming for close to 35 years and I assure you that there is no particular order in which you have to learn programming languages. Each programming language is independent so follow your syllabus or your need… Read More ›
WhatsApp is currently one of the world’s most popular multiplatform messaging app. This wide usage has also made it the target of hackers who try to break into your account. What is this scam about? This scam is about taking… Read More ›
One of the strangest books on Quantum Mechanics is Quantum Computing Since Democritus, by the well-know quantum computing theorist, Scott Aaronson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). This book takes readers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of mathematics,… Read More ›
“Should examinations be eliminated this year as online studies are new for many students?” I was asked this question on Quora and here is my response: No. Exams should not be eliminated this year. Sure, online education is new but… Read More ›
Consider this: why are you buying a laptop? Will you be doing programming on it? If you will be doing programming then will you have to carry the laptop to your college or university? If no, you probably need to… Read More ›
In my earlier posts I had mentioned about the free course on Artificial Intelligence (AI) by University of Helsinki, the advanced course on AI called Building AI, and the discussions that took place on Facebook because of a simple (?)… Read More ›
AI – Ethics = Anarchy Your thoughts on this? It’s not a simple mathematical formula where you can transfer one term to other side and change the sign. It’s deeper. Here’s how to read my formula: AI “without” ETHICS “results… Read More ›
The original question asked mentioned the brand name of the apps. I have removed the names of those apps for two reasons: (1) not to invite any meaningless comments and meaningless criticism, and (2) not to give any inadvertent publicity… Read More ›
This is a very Important and timely question. I don’t think correspondence courses in traditional form are now of any use. These courses must be replaced with internet based online courses which will have a wider reach throughout the country… Read More ›
