Question

I am just new for OCW thinking to take Genetics so how do I start?

Answer 1

You don't have to register, just choose a lecture (e.g. Genetics/Mendels Laws) nad get started! Just try it out. Watch the video/s try to answer the mutliple choice and do the "problems" in the end of a lecture. If you need more help, ask and sb will help you. Good Luck!

Answer 2

P.S.: I meant e.g. Fundamentals of Biology (course), Topic: Genetics, First lecture on mendels Laws.
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-01sc-fundamentals-of-biology-fall-2011/genetics/mendels-laws/

Answer 3

OCW doesn't formally offer classes. They just make some of the materials from MIT classes available to people who want to study these topics on their own, or use them as a basis for helping them develop classes, etc.

There's also the new edX program that's still just starting up that offers actual classes with a certificate of completion (but not actual MIT or Harvard course credit). They have not yet announced what courses will be available through this program, so we don't yet know what biology related opportunities will exist.

In addition to the OCW 701SC class (which is new and designed specifically for self study) you might enjoy watching the video lectures from the 2004 7.012 class which goes into much more depth than the new "SC" class.

The 7.012 video lectures are here:

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-012-introduction-to-biology-fall-2004/video-lectures/

And you could just jump into Lecture 6, the first one on Genetics, if you want to get a feel for what it's like (it's very enjoyable).

Good luck!

Z.

Answer 4

Early last year, I watched the video lectures up to lecture 9 of the genetics part, and stopped there because some rudiments were either left out because the professors assumed that students knew them already or they were covered at later lectures. Nevertheless, what I found to be a good introduction to genetics are the chapters 14, 15-16, 17-18, and 22-24 of the Campbell Biology 9th edition - finedrafts.com/files/ assuming that you already have a good grasp of the concepts in the preceding chapters.