The course has been running live now for almost a week, and so far it’s been smooth sailing. There have been a few little bumps: one student signed up for the July class a few days after the May class began on the 5th, so I offered him the chance to jump into this one, and he accepted. A little database magic and he was enrolled. And I heard today that one of the videos had about 30 seconds of black in the middle. Luckily, that was easy to fix. I was kind of dreading getting the new file live on Vimeo, because I feared it would turn into a snarl of many little changes. Happily, Vimeo has a “replace video” button! Easy. Tomorrow night the first week of homework assignments arrive. I can’t wait to see what these folks come up with!

In the meantime I’ve been writing some supplementary materials. I wrote a document on how I solved a little geometry problem, which I hope will help other people get into the groove of solving these things for themselves when they arise (that’s available on this blog in the entry https://www.imaginary-institute.com/blog/2013/05/09/solving-geometry-problems/ ). I’m now working on a document that covers figuring things out with triangles, which explains where things like sine and cosine come from, and how to use them. I’ve actually written the whole darn document twice already, as I search for the simplest and most clear way to communicate the material. I’m currently writing version number 3, sitting out on my back deck with my dog, soaking up the rare Seattle sun. It’s definitely not the fastest way to work, but it’s certainly enjoyable!