# Julia Scientific Computing 4Week Course

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-scientific-computing-4week-course/8387>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** first-steps\
**Created:** [January 15, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-scientific-computing-4week-course/8387 "2018-01-15T16:20:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Bowles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/joshua_bowles/32/4515_2.png) [@Joshua\_Bowles](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Joshua_Bowles)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-scientific-computing-4week-course/8387/1 "2018-01-15T16:20:59Z")

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The course link starts today and looks like it’s gonna be a great resource. I have not taken it so I can’t speak to the quality or effectiveness. But I’m excited for it and thought I’d share.

[https://www.coursera.org/learn/julia-programming](https://www.coursera.org/learn/julia-programming)

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**Author:** ![randyzwitch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/randyzwitch/32/15955_2.png) [@randyzwitch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/randyzwitch)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-scientific-computing-4week-course/8387/2 "2018-01-15T19:25:16Z")

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I haven’t taken it either, but one of the first videos shows JuliaBox using a 0.4.x version of Julia, so the course might be a bit out of date and cause unneeded frustration to beginners.

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**Author:** ![mcneills](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mcneills/32/207860_2.png) [@mcneills](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mcneills)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-scientific-computing-4week-course/8387/3 "2018-01-15T22:02:49Z")

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I took it, some time ago. I think it was a useful fast start to the language and it forced me to understand some of the corners of Julia I would otherwise not have approached for some time. I didn’t go right to the end, as I eventually found other material more relevant, but if you’re a raw starter, it is quite good.

If the videos show a 0.4 version of Julia then there will be a bit of adaptation required for more recent versions, but I doubt that would be a major issue at the level the course is pitched.

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**Author:** ![John\_Hearns](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/john_hearns/32/1685_2.png) [@John\_Hearns](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/John_Hearns)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-scientific-computing-4week-course/8387/4 "2018-01-16T06:15:12Z")

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I am taking the course. Will give a (virtual) wave to anyone else in class.  
I am sitting at the back with the bad boys and girls writing a Julia program to plot the best trajectory for ink pellets.