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.. _Introduction:
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Introduction
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Welcome to edX! We're glad you're taking a course with us and we hope you're as
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excited as we are about online learning.
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To make the transition to online learning easier, we've put together this guide
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to introduce you to edX. The guide shows you what courses look like and
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answers common questions around getting started, participating in course
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discussions, completing exercises in your course, and receiving a
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certificate. This guide is still under development, and we encourage you to
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submit feedback to `docs@edx.org <mailto://docs@edx.org>`_.
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Thanks for checking out this guide. We hope you enjoy your edX course!
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.. _Time Zones:
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A Note about Time Zones
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As you work through your course, you'll see dates and times when new materials
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are released and when homework assignments and exams are due. It's important to
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remember that edX lists all times in universal coordinated time (UTC).
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When you see a time in your course, we recommend that you use a time zone converter
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to convert the UTC time to your local time. You can any converter that you want,
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including one of the following time zone converters.
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`Time and Date Time Zone Converter <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html>`_
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`Time Zone Converter <http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc>`_
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.. _Browsers:
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Supported Browsers
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EdX runs on the following browsers:
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* `Chrome <https://www.google.com/chrome>`_
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* `Firefox <https://mozilla.org/firefox>`_
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* `Internet Explorer <https://microsoft.com/ie>`_
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* `Safari <https://www.apple.com/safari>`_
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The edX platform is routinely tested and verified on the current
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and previous version of each of these browsers. We generally encourage the
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use of and fully support only the latest version.
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This information is updated as new major operating system and browser versions
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are released. All point releases are supported unless noted; occasional
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exceptions are based on specific bug fixes or feature updates.
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The following table shows current operating system and browser support for the edX
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platform.
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.. list-table::
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:widths: 20 10 10 10 10 10
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:header-rows: 1
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* -
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- Chrome
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- Safari
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- Firefox
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- IE 9
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- IE 10
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* - Windows 7
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- Yes
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* - Mac OSX 10.8 or 10.9
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- N/A
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