【Science Fiction Archives】

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Looking to find online courses covering useful topics like Python, AI, computer science, and much more? edX is the place for you. This hub for online courses hosts lessons on a wide range of subjects. And better yet, these online courses are delivered by famous schools like Stanford University.

We have checked out everything on offer and got you started with a standout selection of online courses from Stanford University. And believe it or not, these online courses are available to take for free.

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These are the best Stanford University courses you can take for free this month.

• Algorithms: Design and Analysis

• Algorithms: Design and Analysis Part 2

• American Prophet: The Inner Life and Global Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.

• America's Poverty and Inequality Course

• Communicating with Presence

• Compilers

• Computer Science 101

• Databases: Advanced Topics in SQL

• Databases: Modeling and Theory

• Databases: OLAP and Recursion

• Databases: Relational Databases and SQL

• Designing Your Career

• Introduction to the Natural Capital Project Approach

• Language, Proof, and Logic

• Mining Massive Datasets

• Nano at Stanford

• Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers 1

• Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers 2

• R Programming Fundamentals

• SafetyQuest: Level One - QI Basics

• SafetyQuest: Level Two - Moving Beyond QI Basics

• SafetyQuest: Level Three - Implementing QI

• SafetyQuest: Level Four - Mastering QI

• Semantics of First-Order Logic

• Statistical Learning with Python

• Statistical Learning with R

• The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism

• Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria

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