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Can the Web Help Students Succeed? Neat Networks UTEP May 5, 1998. Philosophy S.O.S. MATHematics is the website of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, where you can work with materials to help you: do your homework prepare for a test - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Can the Web Help Students Succeed?
Neat Networks
UTEPMay 5, 1998
Philosophy
S.O.S. MATHematics is the website of the Department of Mathematical Sciences
at The University of Texas at El Paso, where you can work with materials to help you:
do your homework prepare for a test get ready for class
Philosophy
The material presented here reviews the most important results, techniques and formulas in college and pre-college mathematics.
The learning units are presented in worksheet format and require your active participation! This is
not meant to be a substitute for your classroom instruction or for reading your textbook.
Scope -planned• Pre-College
– Arithmetic/Algebra– Geometry– Trigonometry
• College– Calculus– Matrix Algebra– Differential Equations
Scope • Pre-College
– Arithmetic/Algebra– Trigonometry
• College– Calculus– Differential Equations– Matrix Algebra– Complex Variables
Scope-Added by
“Popular Demand”
• Cyber-Exam• Tables and Formulas
Design• Minimal Requirements
– Internet Browser • Netscape Navigator 2
– No frames– No plug-ins– Accessible with slow computers– Accessible with 28.8 modem
• No excessive graphics, sounds, movies etc.
Design
• Absolute Links versus Relative Links:– Do not use absolute links unless you link
to outside resources!
• CSS Stylesheets– Gives you more control on the layout of
the web page as viewed by the user!
How to Put Math on the Web?
• Mathematics Formulas can still not be displayed by the Common Internet Browsers!
How to Put Math on the Web?
• Viable Alternatives in 1996:– Microsoft Word’s Equation Editor
• Pro: Easy conversion• Con: Buggy, text-formula alignment pretty
bad
– LaTeX2HTML• Pro: LaTeX based, Looks good, can do any
math formula• Con: Complicated process, slow conversion,
inconvenient for the content producer
How to Put Math on the Web?
• More Alternatives in 1998:– TeX Explorer (IBM)
• Pro: fast display, looks good, LaTeX based• Con: needs plug-in, still under
development, content developer dependent on company strategies
How to Put Math on the Web?
• Math Markup Language (MathML) has been accepted by W3C as the web standard.– Standard Plug-ins and Translators
should become available.
Tools We Use….
LATeX2HTMLTranslator
by Nikos Drakos
Production of an SOS Mathematics Page
Production of an SOS Mathematics Page
Production of an SOS Mathematics Page
Production of an SOS Mathematics Page
Production of an SOS Mathematics Page
Funding
Funding
• Release Time for Faculty• Equipment
• WWW Server, PCs, Software
• Funds for Student Assistants
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