Product: Calculus 1 [VHS] (1998)
Rating: 5.0
Calculus I
...On the other hand, after watching the first volume of the 'Calculus' series, I am VERY pleased! Dr. Shane (though a bit monotonal in his presentation), does an *excellent* job. His mastery of the material is obvious; in fact, it is easy to tell he has taught the material for quite some time, as I find him answering questions as I think of them! I guess I am not the first one to struggle with this material...Dr. Shane also handles some of the more difficult problems. This was a major complaint I had with the Standard Deviant tapes. His explanations are straightfoward, and after watching the first volume I find myself understanding the material much better. And I have found him to not "over narrate" the material. He seems to use exactly the right words for the situation, and doesn't distract the viewer unnessecarily (another probem with the Standard Deviant tapes.) I feel I am very well-equipped to apply the calculus to real-life problems. As I write this, I am about halfway through the first video in the second volume, and already I find that I have a much better grip on Integral Calculus. I can't wait to get to the third and fourth volumes! My only complaint...these things don't come on DVD!They are more pricey than Standard Deviants, but if you *really* want to know the material--these are the videos to get. Period.