Novedad literaria TRAVESIA DEL ALMA en la 18a Feria del libro del pacifico Encuentro de culturas y regiones Lanzamiento del libro y recital sàbado 29 de Septiembre de 2012 4 P.M Auditorio Jorge Isaacs Biblioteca Departamental María Jenny Cabrera (MAYE ) yeca95@yahoo.es
Caleña raizal, (1962) escribe desde su adolescencia, la inspiración inicial estuvo en GABRIELA MISTRAL Y ALFONSINA STORNI, ha sido influenciada por MEIRA DEL MAR , MARIA MERCEDES CARRANZA , PIEDAD BONNET, Y LA POETISA DE PALENQUE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ.
entre sus poetas favoritos están PABLO NERUDA, PORFIRIO BARBA JACOB CESAR VALLEJO,JOSE ASUNCION SILVA,JORGE LUIS BORGES y MARIO BENEDETTI.
Cuenta con dos libros inéditos y Travesía del Alma, poemario que se lanza en Septiembre de 2012.
Cuenta con su Blog : MAYECALI.BLOGSPOT.COM ( TRAVESÍA DEL EL ALMA), donde precisamente desnuda ésta para dejarnos conocer los sibilino senderos por los que hubo de trasegar para llegar a las letras que hoy relatan su camino sin llegada pero henchido de esperanza.
Es egresada de la Universidad del Valle en Gestión Ejecutiva y fue gestora cultural de su comuna nombrada por voto popular.
Ofició como presentadora del programa de televisión MAGAZIN AM.COM y colaboró por algún tiempo con programas radiales al lado de insignes periodistas de la ciudad en procura de incentivar nuevamente una Cali cívica por excelencia.
Creadora y Directora de la Fundación HACIENDO CIUDAD, HACEMOS PAIS que propendía por recuperar el civismo de la ciudad y brindar oportunidad de aprendizaje artístico a niños con alto grado de vulnerabilidad.
6.00x is an introduction to using computation to solve real problems. The course is aimed at students with little or no prior programming experience who have a desire (or at least a need) to understand computational approaches to problem solving. Some of the people taking the course will use it as a stepping stone to more advanced computer science courses, but for many, it will be their first and last computer science course.
Since the course will be the only formal computer science course many of the students take, we have chosen to focus on breadth rather than depth. The goal is to provide students with a brief introduction to many topics so they will have an idea of what is possible when they need to think about how to use computation to accomplish some goal later in their career. That said, it is not a "computation appreciation" course. It is a challenging and rigorous course in which the students spend a lot of time and effort learning to bend the computer to their will.
A textbook for 6.00x is now available for purchase ($24.99) - expect the book to take at least 10 days to arrive (North America; rest of the world may take longer). The book and the course lectures parallel each other, though there is more detail in the book about some topics. The book is NOT required. We will not be referring to it in assignments or depending upon it to cover holes in the lectures. If you choose not to purchase this book, you will probably find it useful to buy or borrow another book that covers Python - you might check your local public library's resources, or search online for a free Python text, such as this one.
PREREQUISITES
High school algebra and a reasonable aptitude for mathematics.
COURSE STAFF
John Guttag
Professor Guttag is the Dugald C. Jackson Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at MIT. He leads the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory’s Data Driven Medical Research Group. The group works on the application of advanced computational techniques to medicine. Current projects include prediction of adverse medical events, prediction of patient-specific response to therapies, non-invasive monitoring and diagnostic tools, and tele-medicine. He has also done research, published, and lectured in the areas of data networking, sports analytics, software defined radios, software engineering, and mechanical theorem proving.
Professor Guttag received his bachelors degree in English and his master's in applied mathematics from Brown University. His doctorate is from the University of Toronto.
From January of 1999 through August of 2004, Professor Guttag served as Head of MIT’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. He is a Fellow of the ACM and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Chris Terman
Chris Terman is a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Principal Investigator at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Chris does research in the area of digital systems, computer-aided design tools and interactive educational technology for design-oriented courses. For the past four decades, he has been an award-wining teacher in computer science, mainly in the area of digital systems and their applications, including participating in MITx's inaugural course on Circuits and Electronics.
Chris received his BA in Physics from Wesleyan University and headed to MIT for graduate school in 1973. He completed his MS, EE and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and subsequently joined the MIT EECS faculty. Chris escaped from MIT in 1985 and was a cofounder of several firms, including Symbolics Inc. (manufacturer of Lisp Machines), TLW Inc. (VLSI designs for communications and multimedia), and Curl Co. (software technology for the Web). He returned to MIT in 1995 and subsequently participated in the design of the Ray and Maria Stata Center, CSAIL's home, and has served as Associate Director and later Co-Director of CSAIL.
Eric Grimson
W. Eric L. Grimson is the Chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a professor of computer science and engineering, and the Bernard M. Gordon Professor of Medical Engineering. He was named Chancellor of MIT in 2011.
A member of the MIT faculty since 1984, Professor Grimson previously served as head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as its associate department head, and as its education officer. Professor Grimson is internationally recognized for his research in computer vision, especially in applications in medical image analysis. He and his students have developed techniques for activity and behavior recognition, object and person recognition, image database indexing, image guided surgery, site modeling, and many other areas of computer vision.
Professor Grimson has been actively engaged with students throughout his career. For 25 years he lectured subject 6.001 Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and is now engaged in teaching 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming and 6.01 Introduction to EECS. He has also taught undergraduate subjects in computer architecture, software engineering, and signal processing. In all, Professor Grimson has taught more than 10,000 MIT undergraduates and served as the thesis supervisor to almost 50 MIT PhDs.
Professor Grimson is a native of Saskatchewan, Canada. He received the BSc (Hons) degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Regina in 1975 and his PhD in mathematics in 1980 from MIT. He is a recipient of the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Engineering at MIT. He is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What type of computing environment do I need for this course?
You need to have a computer running one of the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows, version XP or greater (XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7)
Apple OSX, version 10.2 or greater
Linux - most distributions that have been released within the past two years should work
In addition, you will need the ability to download, install, and run software on your computer.
What is the format of the class?
The class will consist of lecture videos, which are broken into small chunks, usually between eight and twelve minutes each. Some of these may contain integrated "check-yourself" questions. There will also be programming assignments and standalone exams/quizzes, which are not part of the video lectures.
How can I learn more about the course content?
Please watch the video on this page that we recorded especially for this offering of the course.
Will the text of the lectures be available?
Yes, transcripts of the course will be made available.
Do I need to watch the lectures live?
No. You can watch the lectures at your leisure - you do not need to watch the lectures at any set time.
How much does it cost to take the course?
Nothing: the course is free. The recommended textbook is not free However, this textbook is not required. Please see the top of this page, under the section "About 6.00X", for more information about the textbook.
Will certificates be awarded?
Yes. Online learners who achieve a passing grade in a course can earn a certificate of mastery. These certificates will indicate you have successfully completed the course, but will not include a specific grade. Certificates will be issued by edX under the name of either HarvardX, MITx or BerkeleyX, designating the institution from which the course originated. For the courses in Fall 2012, honor code certificates will be free.
What programming language(s) will this course use?
6.00x will be using the Python programming language, version 2.7. You are not expected to have any prior programming knowledge - this course is intended for students who have little to no experience with any programming language.
Is there a syllabus available?
Yes. A syllabus is available here. Additional information about the course will be posted when the course starts, on October 1st.
If you have any questions about edX generally, please see the edX FAQ.
If you have any further questions about 6.00x that are not answered in this or the edX FAQ, please email mit-600x@edx.org.
