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3 Post author: hackerkiba 10 November 2012 05:39AM

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Comment author: hackerkiba 10 November 2012 04:00:40PM 2 points [-]

So you don't use Khan Academy in a systematic manner?

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 10 November 2012 06:23:23PM 1 point [-]

Depends on what you mean by "a systematic manner". If there's a large subject I want to go through, I'll start where I think I'm already up to, work my way through the videos one by one, skip topics I'm already happy with, and continue along those lines until I'm satisfied. If there's a small subject I want to go over, I'll identify the appropriate videos and watch them all.

It wouldn't be a productive use of my time to go through every single Khan Academy video one by one, as I'm already most of the way through a maths-heavy undergrad degree.

Comment author: hackerkiba 10 November 2012 06:24:24PM *  3 points [-]

Well, I meant doing the exercises. I don't spent much of my time on the videos because either I already know it or I figured out either with the hints or without. Then, it's smooth sailing the rest of the way.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 10 November 2012 08:09:14PM 3 points [-]

The exercises aren't that in-depth. They only really go up to introductory differentiation. It's clear that the focus of the assessment exercises is a secondary/high school target, and there's a lot of video content pitched at an undergrad level which is completely unassessed.