You may have noticed the article on the front page of the IDS about “The Finite Show.” This very innovative approach to helping students with MATH M118 questions premièred in 1998 on campus cable channel 32. It was a live broadcast where students could call in questions and watch the instructor, Steve McKinley, work through them on campus TV. The show ran for three years, and individual episodes are still available for viewing at the web site below:
http://www.imds.iu.edu/imds/bb.shtml
You will note that the above link is a library of digital video titles. “The Finite Show” episodes are down about mid screen. Please note that you need broadband to view them.
In the first episode Steve McKinley shows students where the finite portion of the human brain is located (literally!). These videos are still current in their relationship to M118 material and may be an excellent resource for students.
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