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    Originally Posted by Val
    The course materials were LaTeXed/TeXed (so, all black and white).

    Now, I wrote my M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses with LaTex and know how powerful it is and how far ahead of its time it was. But for me, LaTex isn't a good choice for course materials. Color is generally a superior way to highlight important points and is definitely better for diagrams. Actually, I livened up my thesis by including colored graphs. I just left big blank spaces on my LaTexed pages and then ran them through the color printer to add the graphs. I also glued color photos into the thesis.
    Point of pedantry: it's perfectly possible to use colour in LaTeXed documents. I do it all the time, and many textbooks are developed in LaTeX and use colour.

    (I am not saying there aren't reasons to prefer things other than LaTeX under some circumstances. But wanting to use colour isn't one of them.)


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    The comments about Professor Suppes crack me up. Our DS rather enjoyed him and found him to be erudite. And, most of his "lectures" are 30 seconds or less. He would much rather hear Professpr Suppes lecture than me!

    In comparison, we looked at the Art of Problem Solving videos for similar subjects. for DS's twin sister The AOPS courses would be great for her as she is a visual learner who needs to be entertained. DS needs a lot less interaction; perhaps that is why he was able to so easily digest Prof, Suppes. We are signing DD up this Spring for AOPS classes as it fits her style. As far as DS, he is staying with EPGY. While both of them have distinctly different learning styles, they have similar math aptitudes.

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