Video Lectures – available in either CD or DVD format
The primary components of the more than 24 hours of video lectures are:
- The videos were written and produced exclusively for use with our textbooks. The lectures present the material as it appears in the textbooks, and is not some generic one-size-fits-all presentation. Most sections start with a real-life application, which is solved using the material from that section. These applications answer the question “why am I studying this stuff?” and provide motivation for mastering the material.
- Our studio-produced Betacam Video Masters have been digitally encoded into the Windows Media Player Format. A copy of Windows Media Player Software is included on the disc. Windows Media Player will make viewing the lectures an effortless pleasure. You will be able to pause, rewind, fast forward, replay, control the volume, and use a host of other features. It is like having your own private tutor as you control the pace of the material.
- Each lecture disc has a detailed table of contents. Just click on the lecture that you would like to see, and you will immediately be able to view it. There is a correlation chart listing the appropriate lecture for the corresponding textbook, chapter and section.
- As you advance form beginning algebra to intermediate algebra and on to college algebra and precalculus, many topics are revisited with more detail and greater depth of coverage. By reviewing the lectures from beginning and intermediate algebra before starting a more advance section on the same subject, you will reinforce the foundation you have built and transition easily into the deeper coverage.
- Beginning Algebra Video Lecture Set – This lecture set contains almost 11 hours of video. The detailed table of contents links you instantly to the material you want to see.
- Intermediate Algebra Video Lecture Set – There are more than 13 ½ hours of video lectures in this set. Using a convenient link from the table of contents instantly accesses the specific lecture that you want to view.
Note: We have provided an example of a video lecture for you to view. Since you will be viewing this sample on the Internet, the file had to be degraded to stream properly. Depending on your Internet connection, it may take several minutes before you will be able to view the video. The dialup video version has been resized so that it can be viewed at 33 k modem speed. This makes the video grainy and fuzzy. The high-speed video version has also been resized so that it will load on a DSL or Broadband connection at 240 k. The picture quality is satisfactory, but inferior to the video quality on the disc. If you wish to download the high-speed video on a modem connection, it will take approximately 25 minutes for the video to buffer and run. Depending on the media programs loaded on your machine, you may need to click on the program in the task bar to bring the video clip to the front of the window.