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I rather see academic books for free on the web, I am not much of a video guy, no time even for a one minute youtuber. Kudos to the Khan Academy for their effor

I rather see academic books for free on the web, I am not much of a video guy, no time even for a one minute youtuber. Kudos to the Khan Academy for their effort, but more is needed in the free ebooks arena.

kotrin 16y ago
I feel videos are more hopeful for the people seeking help on these topics.
imcqueen 16y ago
Even a combination of both would be nice. Videos/lectures have value, but I'm more likely to use a "tangible" electronic document like an e-book or a white paper.
talbina 16y ago
Wouldn't it take you more time to read a topic in a book than view a 5 minute video?
- apl 16y ago
  Generally not, no. Khan's fairly good at explaining stuff, but I have to view all of his material at double speed -- otherwise the repetitions and "uhm"s would be too bothersome. Same content could be delivered in half the time if written and read.
  - pstuart 16y ago
    Bingo! The quality of the information is high but the presentation quality is, ah, um, has room for improvement. Transcribing the narration and converting the "chalkboard" to text/svg/flash/whathaveyou would be a huge win.
    - eru 16y ago
      You could give it a try.
colkassad 16y ago
Khan Academy's math videos are a fantastic supplement to a textbook and a somewhat dry professor. They have really helped me with my Linear Algebra class. Sal's "think about this way..." teaching method can really illuminate difficult concepts.
pixcavator 16y ago
I don’t personally support the "I rather see academic books for free on the web" attitude, nonetheless my site is an iteration of this idea (math only). Take a look: http://inperc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Courses http://inperc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Courses
huherto 16y ago
I have been watching several dozen videos from Kahn. I am surprised on how much efficient the videos are. You actually hear and see how the problems are resolved. If you are reading you have to jump between the text and the equations.
Kilimanjaro 16y ago
Here, exactly what I mean: http://www.fhsst.org http://www.fhsst.org
tuppy 16y ago
I'm a student and the Khan Academy is saving my ass because a) he's a better instructor than my professor and b) the rewards and achievements make it really fun to "play the game" (read: learn high level mathematics). Of all the textbooks I've had over the years, I cannot think of one that has presented the information as clearly and practically as Mr. Khan has.

kotrin 16y ago

I feel videos are more hopeful for the people seeking help on these topics.

imcqueen 16y ago

Even a combination of both would be nice. Videos/lectures have value, but I'm more likely to use a "tangible" electronic document like an e-book or a white paper.

talbina 16y ago

Wouldn't it take you more time to read a topic in a book than view a 5 minute video?

apl 16y ago
Generally not, no. Khan's fairly good at explaining stuff, but I have to view all of his material at double speed -- otherwise the repetitions and "uhm"s would be too bothersome. Same content could be delivered in half the time if written and read.
- pstuart 16y ago
  Bingo! The quality of the information is high but the presentation quality is, ah, um, has room for improvement. Transcribing the narration and converting the "chalkboard" to text/svg/flash/whathaveyou would be a huge win.
  - eru 16y ago
    You could give it a try.

colkassad 16y ago

Khan Academy's math videos are a fantastic supplement to a textbook and a somewhat dry professor. They have really helped me with my Linear Algebra class. Sal's "think about this way..." teaching method can really illuminate difficult concepts.

pixcavator 16y ago

I don’t personally support the "I rather see academic books for free on the web" attitude, nonetheless my site is an iteration of this idea (math only). Take a look: http://inperc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Courses http://inperc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Courses

huherto 16y ago

I have been watching several dozen videos from Kahn. I am surprised on how much efficient the videos are. You actually hear and see how the problems are resolved. If you are reading you have to jump between the text and the equations.

Kilimanjaro 16y ago

Here, exactly what I mean: http://www.fhsst.org http://www.fhsst.org

tuppy 16y ago

I'm a student and the Khan Academy is saving my ass because a) he's a better instructor than my professor and b) the rewards and achievements make it really fun to "play the game" (read: learn high level mathematics). Of all the textbooks I've had over the years, I cannot think of one that has presented the information as clearly and practically as Mr. Khan has.