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Stanford Offers Free iPhone App Developer Course

iTunes U course will teach online students how to build applications

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 3, 2009 4:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Stanford University is offering free online lessons to would-be iPhone application developers, reports Ars Technica. The university's computer science department is making materials from its 10-week iPhone Application Programming course available for download from iTunes starting this week, including video lectures by Apple engineers. The materials will be the same as regular students receive, Stanford says—although iTunes U alumni won't be awarded any college credits.

We really wanted to highlight the iPhone course because currently there's a ton of interest around it, Stanford said. We thought it was the perfect opportunity to ride that wave of interest.
"We really wanted to highlight the iPhone course because currently there's a ton of interest around it," Stanford said. "We thought it was the perfect opportunity to ride that wave of interest."   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
A poster touting apps available for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009.
A poster touting apps available for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Over 50,000 people have worked on developing games and other applications for the iPhone.
Over 50,000 people have worked on developing games and other applications for the iPhone.   (PRNewsFoto/SGN)
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