Archive for the ‘Computers & Internet’ Category

How to import Geogebra files into JSXGraph

19 July 2010

geogebra jsxgraphGeoGebra is a good tool for creating interactive java applets. Can they be served using javascript?

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Riemann Sums

14 June 2010

riemann sumYou can investigate the area under a curve using an interactive graph. This demonstrates Riemann Sums.

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JSXGraph: interactive javascript graphs

26 May 2010

pentagon built with jsxgraphJSXGraph is a method for producing interactive graphs on a Web page, using javascript.

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Friday math Movie – How Math Unraveled the “Hard Day’s Night” Mystery

21 May 2010

chordMath helps to explain a mystery concerning the Beatles’ song, “A Hard Day’s Night”.

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Friday math movie – Robert Full on engineering and evolution

30 April 2010

geckoRobert Full shows us how nature inspires robot design. We also find out how geckos can walk upside-down on the ceiling.

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Maximum value of a Poisson Distribution

19 April 2010

poissonCan we find the maximum value of the Poisson Distribution using differentiation?

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Friday math movie – Photosynth

16 April 2010

Photosynth screen shotHere’s a great way to present photos. Blaise Aguera y Arcas shows us Photosynth. From TED.

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Friday math movie – Pivot, by Gary Flake

26 March 2010

PivotDrowning in data? Need a great way to view and interpret statistics? Check out Microsoft’s Pivot.

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Graphs using free math software

2 February 2010

Do we still need to graph on paper, or should we use free math graphers instead?

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Math and color blindness

25 January 2010

What’s the best way to present math so color blind people can read it?

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