To end, let me put together a few of my favorite mathematical web resources.
Info Sheet:
I used to tape small photos of my students to their info sheets, now I let
a web form generate the info sheet with the picture already there.
Language, Proof and Logic
by Barwise and Etchemendy comes with some very nice accompanying software
that uses the internet to do electronic grading and grade reporting.
Unfortunately this is not completely platform independent yet, so you
can't run the software over the web, but here are some screen shots
Tarski's World
lets students build models and explore logical consequence in first
order logic. The language uses blocks of different sizes, shapes and
locations.
There is also software the allows students to make formal proofs and
to build truth tables.
Students can submit solutions to homework problems and get
email back indicating if the problems are correct. When they are ready,
they can have a grade report sent to the instructor.
Here is an example report.
WebStat: a reasonably well-featured
statistical package presented as a java applet. Especially handy for
Chi-square calculations (because they don't require much data entry).
Data collection form
for Intro Stats course:
Ever wish you could collect a bunch of data from your students without having
to enter it all into the computer yourself? Let them each enter their
own online.
Normal Distributions Demo
from Seeing Through Statistics: This applet tries to give students
a better feel for normal distributions and z-scores. The interface is
very intuitive and simple.
Golfballs in the Yard:
Some day I would like to use Java to improve the display of this interactive
demo, but I like the ideas behind it a lot and have used the current version
successfully in classes.
ANOVA lecture:
Here is an example of turning a PowerPoint presentation into a web
presentation. I used the PowerPoint slides in class and gave the students
access to the web version (and the PowerPoint version) via the course
web page.
Statistical Slogans:
This is an example of what I call a web overhead. Nothing very fancy, but
it works as well or better than an overhead, is easily modified, and can
be accessed by the students anytime.
