• Khan Academy: One Man Educates the World
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[img]http://www.jdean3.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/KahnAcademy.png[/img] [i]35,452,101 lessons delivered[/i] Having sucky teachers lately? Well it seems you can practically teach yourself with the help of Kahn Academy. This guy teaches: [quote]Algebra | Algebra I Worked Examples | Arithmetic | Banking and Money | Biology | Brain Teasers | Calculus | California Standards Test: Algebra I | California Standards Test: Algebra II | California Standards Test: Geometry | Chemistry | Credit Crisis | Current Economics | Differential Equations | Finance | Geithner Plan | Geometry | History | Khan Academy-Related Talks and Interviews | Linear Algebra | MA Tests for Education Licensure (MTEL) -Pre-Alg | Organic Chemistry | Paulson Bailout | Physics | Pre-algebra | Precalculus | Probability | Statistics | Trigonometry | Valuation and Investing | Venture Capital and Capital Markets | ck12.org Algebra 1 Examples | [/quote] Nothing seems to stand in this guy's way when it comes to teaching. Pretty sweet if you ask me.It intrigues me on how quickly something you'd have to drop a ton of cash for college text books can be replaced with youtube videos or other forms of media outside of schools. Link: [url]http://www.khanacademy.org/[/url]
Didn't he get funding from Google?
Oh that guy is awesome. I've been watching him for years.
[QUOTE=Theorisable;27304657]Didn't he get funding from Google?[/QUOTE] [quote]On September 24, 2010, Google awarded $2.0 million dollars to Sal Khan for his contribution in educating the world through his math and science videos. When asked what he was going to do with the money, he explained that he was going to translate the videos into all the major languages of the world.[/quote] [url]http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=120974&date=2010-12-26[/url]
[img]http://www.shorthairdiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Dr-Quarters.jpg[/img] "You crazy rednecks give back my name or I sue you all."
This man is a winner. I think this will help me vastly with my exams coming up
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjd7L6txGLk[/media] Just to get it out of the way.
[QUOTE=Trumple;27306328]This man is a winner. I think this will help me vastly with my exams coming up[/QUOTE] Yep me too. The exercises are fantastic as well.
Yeah, this guy is awesome. He's saved my ass a couple of times.
this is cool as hell
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