My first objective in designing this site was to narrowly provide additional foundation for my current classes. The more I considered the power of such sites, the more I realized there were significant spillover benefits that could be realized by a broader audience--hence the name "Positive Externalities". For more on positive externalities look here. I have now broadened my objectives to include not only supporting the classes I offer, but also permitting interested class participants to extend their exploration beyond the material covered in class and to also provide an opportunity for continuous appropriate discussion. I have no idea if all of this will work out. I have high hopes. Your patience and cooperation will be greatly appreciated.
I want to thank both Steve Ross for giving me the final nudge that got me going on this project and also Greg Knaddison (of Growing Venture Solutions, a web site development firm) who has been prodding me in this direction for years, whose technical ability produced this site literally overnight, and whose patience with me got it off the ground. Greg and I have plans to continue to expand the functionality of the site over the next few months. If you have suggestions on how we can improve things, please email me at the following email address positive.externalities@gmail.com with your suggestions and comments.
NOTE: There is a "." between positive and externalities in the e-mail address.