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Interactive Tests - Ron Knott
http://www.ronknott.com/MEI/
Ron Knott has begun producing Mathematics A and AS Level tests for the independent UK curriculum development body, Mathematics in Education and Industry. The web-based format of the tests let you view a problem and then
- choose an answer from a multiple choice window
- request feedback
- try again
- view the answer
- view a model solution that fully explains the answer
Knott's tests mark solutions "intelligently" -- they accept "sqrt(3)/2" or "0.8660" -- and change the question on the topic of the page randomly.
The topics that Knott offers include:
- Powers and Logarithms
- Graphs
- Sequences and Series
- Review of Algebra
- Simultaneous Equations
- Solving Inequalities
- Coordinate Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Polynomials
- Differential Equations
- Complex Numbers
- Vectors
- Matrices
- Mechanics
- Statistics
Zome - Educators
http://www.zometool.com/educators.html
Zome is a precision-molded ball-and-stick construction system that "models spatial structures representing hyperspaces of up to 61 dimensions, geodesic space-frame structures, molecular models, including quasicrystals and Fullerenes."
The Zome website is organized into the following sections:
- Learn about Zome
Overview
In-Depth
- Zome in Schools
Benefits for Students
Outreach Program
- Teaching with Zome
Zome Teaches...
Which Kits to Use
Magic of Bubbles
Zome Geometry
Lesson Plans, free to download in PDF format
Challenge Cards, free to download in PDF format
- Teaching Products
Literature
Kits & Bundles
- Educator Snapshots
George Hart
R.F. Tennant, Ph.D.
Helmer Aslaksen
Henri Picciotto
Ken Berry
- News, Links & More
- Discussion Group
Truncated 120-cell
http://mathforum.org/pcmi/hstp/sum2007/photos/zome.120.html
One of the activities at this summer's Secondary School Teachers Program in the Park City Mathematics Institute was the construction of a truncated 120-cell using Zomes. View both an explanation of the mathematics and photos of the construction.
Mathgrad Podcast
http://www.mathgrad.com/
One of the goals of Mathgrad Podcast is to provide a place
"...to discuss the mathematics behind many real life topics in
a way that even the worst mathphobe will gain some insight."
Topics range from the math underlying voting schemes to the
mathematics of loan payments.
Sections include:
- Mathgrad Podcast Archives
- For Mathematics Educators
- Frapper Map
- Listen to Promo
- Contact the Mathgrad
- Leo Laporte Interview
- What's a Podcast?
- Links
- About the Intro Music
- Other Great Podcasts
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