An online tool for those who possess advanced mathematical skills, the MathDL: Digital Classroom Resources offers tutorials ranging from basic to advanced, in video as well as in PDF format and is designed to help the viewer master Flash and ActionScript harnessing the great as yet untapped potential of Flash as a tool for creating sophisticated online teaching materials for mathematics and sciences.
Consisting of several Forum sections the site includes:
Flash Tools for Developers-Matching Formulas to Data - This section includes source code and instructions for building an applet that allows the user to enter expressions with up to four parameters and then to vary the parameters in order to fit the curve to user data;
Three Views of Square Symmetry-The dihedral group D8 ( sometimes called D4 ), the group of symmetries of the square, is one of the simplest finite groups. In these three mathlets, the user can explore different aspects of this symmetry group to get a better understanding of its structure
MathDL Flash Forum-A section for educators interested in developing classroom material using Macromedia Flash.
MathDL Flash Forum Learning Center-This section is a companion site to the MathDL Flash section with articles providing source code, libraries of custom classes and PDF user guides plus offering tutorials ranging from basic to advanced, in video as well as in PDF format.
Flash Tools for Developers-Truth Tables and Logic. This section includes source code and instructions for building a truth table applet and other applications requiring parsing and evaluation of logical expressions.
Biological ESTEEM-Excel Simulations and Tools for Exploratory, Experiential Mathematics (ESTEEM) is a project of the members of the BioQuest Curriculum Consortium.
Also offered is the Open Source Sharable Applet (OSSLET) Collection-Osslets (open source, sharable mathlets) which are free and flexible interactive components you can easily add to your web pages. The collection includes ready-to-use curriculum units.
Reviewer: R. S.
Key teaching element: Kids and School.
Copyright: 1986-2010