An alternative approach, using Java and Javascript, is also being developed for the World Wide Web. The 23 lectures are given as PowerPoint presentations using a video projector linked directly to the computer so that the animation features of PowerPoint can be used. Partial Macintosh support is available for these presentations. Nevertheless, students do print out the slides and the instructor has a neutral attitude to that practice. Students communicate with the instructor through email and the instructor replies individually or, through a mailing list, to the whole class.
Email is read and responded to every weekday morning.
No attempt has been made to develop email discussion groups or newsgroups or chat sessions. In addition, there are traditional office hours daily and an informal review session weekly. Pedagogy Student learning can be classified into several stages. For this discussion, I will use a highly simplified classification into three stages, namely comprehension, retention and application. For the first stage, the student needs to understand the material.