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For people with the right skills, there will always be high-paying, intellectually stimulating jobs.

Making more accessible the skills that employers need most is key. So online education startup Udacity is working with NVIDIA and other technology companies to provide free technology courses to people around the world.

The first class we’re creating with Udacity is an “Introduction to Parallel Programming,” led by David Luebke, who helped found NVIDIA Research six years ago, and John Owens, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Davis.

Students will learn to use the CUDA programming model, take part in hands-on exercises and test their knowledge with quizzes – all delivered online via (what else?) cloud-based GPUs. The course kicks off early next year, but you can enroll today at http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs344/CourseRev/1.

Check out a brief description of the course here:

Plus, if you want to quickly visualize a new algorithm or program, you’ll be able to do it right in your browser thanks to new computational tools Udacity is integrating into its courses through a partnership with Wolfram Research, creators of the technical computing software Mathematica and the online search and answer engine Wolfram Alpha.

“Technologies change quickly, and universities can be slow to react,” said Udacity’s Andy Brown. “We’re working with companies like NVIDIA to close the gap between the skills graduates have and the skills employers need.”

We expect the “Introduction to Parallel Programming” course to be a boon to students, researchers and people already working in industry, so sign up today!

  • Sagar Rawal

    This course will be a great vehicle to introduce GPU parallel programming concepts to the uninitiated! In addition, I highly recommend the book ‘CUDA by Example: An Introduction to General-Purpose GPU
    Programming’ by Jason Sanders as a good primer for individuals looking to exploit the massive parallel computing power offered by NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA.

    http://www.amazon.com/CUDA-Example-Introduction-General-Purpose-Programming/dp/0131387685/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1350676486&sr=8-2&keywords=gpu+programming+nvidia

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-Caulfield/693996289 Brian Caulfield

    Thanks for the reccomendation! 

  • Cheng-Han Lee

    This is class is designed for people to learn parallel programming w/o a computer science background. 

    We got some great stuff planned, including interviews with some of the top researchers and developers within the parallel programming field. Not to mention, its all free :)

  • beerai

    When will the course most likely begin? Early February? March?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002458125096 Momo Levi