Let's break a record with my new statistics class

In case you know anyone interested in taking a course from a Stanford Professor, and IA Guru, here is your chance, and best of all, "It's Free"!

 

From: Sebastian Thrun

Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:41 PM

To: williamharasym@msn.com

Subject: Let's break a record with my new statistics class

 

Hi William Harasym,

 

I am writing you to ask a personal favor. I am trying to break the student record for the largest online class ever taught with my new class "Intro to Statistics", which will begin June 25th.  Sign up, forward this e-mail to your friends and family and let's set a new record!

Recently, there has been a wave of amazing new online college classes offered for free. The frenzy started with Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Class in October 2011. Tens of thousands of school students - some as young as 13 years old - have already successfully passed college level computer science classes. And now there are courses available in fields such as physics, business, humanities, and statistics.

We've also launched a challenge for high school students. So, we decided to run a worldwide competition. At stake is an all-expenses paid visit to Stanford University and a tour of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence lab, including the famed self-driving car. (And there might be a chance to ride in a self-driving car!). Professor Sebastian Thrun will be welcoming the winners personally and showing them around.

 

 

Thanks,

Sebastian Thrun-

Stanford Professor

Founder of Udacity, the new online "Free" University