Volume 9, Number 29

19 July 2004 Vol. 9, No. 29 THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS Staff Openings at the Math Forum Math and Technology Tool Fest | Math Tools History Topics: Chinese Mathematics | GEO Gateway STAFF OPENINGS AT THE MATH FORUM Looking for a new way to express your interests in math, education and technology? The Math Forum is hiring to fill two positions: Associate Director http://mathforum.org/announce/associate_director.html Project Manager http://mathforum.org/announce/project_manager.html -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- MATH AND TECHNOLOGY TOOL FEST http://mathforum.org/workshops/introfest.html Math Tools is holding a Math and Technology Tool Fest this summer with the purpose of getting together a group of folks to create classroom activities, software-related resources, and services for themselves and others. We have in mind gathering a group of stakeholders in mathematics, education, and technology who enjoy collaborating across different school levels and technology interests. This group will explore mathematics with software tools, then produce materials and projects for themselves and others, shared on the Math Tools site. The Tool Fest will take place in Philadelphia, August 2-6. We have selected our onsite participants, but we're still looking for people interested in joining us online. If you are interested, please complete the following questionnaire: http://mathforum.org/workshops/toolfest.html -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- MATH TOOLS http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ We've recently rolled out a new version of Math Tools, an NSF-supported digital library of technology tools and support materials to help you use them in your teaching and learning of mathematics. We hope you enjoy the many new features now available: BROWSE: The old right sidebar has been replaced by a selection of pull-down menus at the top of each page. Select from a list of courses, resource types, and technology types before clicking the "Go" button. From the resulting list, mouse over an item to expand and highlight it in yellow. Click on the resource's name to immediately go use it, or follow the "More: ..." link to see the resource's catalog page with description, associated resources, etc. RATINGS: As a registered user, you are able to rate any resource just by clicking on one or more of the stars on its catalog page. Once you click on the link "Submit Rating," feel free to write a short comment. If you change your opinion, revise the stars selected and click "Change Rating." REVIEWS: As a registered user, you can write a review--a more detailed assessment than a ratings comment--based on your experiences with the item. MATH TOPICS: Previously named "Site Map," the link "Math Topics" in the left sidebar leads to a list of all Math Tools courses. Click a course to display its subtopics. SUBSCRIBE/SAVE: Every page has two new links after you log in: "Subscribe" and "Save This." Click "Subscribe" to receive email whenever that resource or page is updated. Click "Save This" to add the resource to a list on your My MathTools page. MY MATHTOOLS PROFILE: Manage your profile--as well as your new subscriptions, saved items, contributions such as your reviews and discussion posts, and other users' feedback about resources. Tour using the Getting Started section: http://mathforum.org/mathtools/started.html Join our Math Tools Community! Registration is free: http://mathforum.org/mathtools/register.html -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- HISTORY TOPICS: CHINESE MATHEMATICS http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Indexes/Chinese.html A recently added feature to The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive is Chinese Mathematics. It includes an alphabetical list of Chinese mathematicians, as well as links to these features: - An Overview of Chinese Mathematics - Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art - The Ten Mathematical Classics - Chinese Numerals - Chinese Problems Also view the full archive: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/ -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- GEO GATEWAY http://www.geogateway.org GEO Gateway is a National Workforce Development Education & Training Initiative project at John C. Stennis Space Center. It serves as a portal to learn more about Geographical Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, and remote sensing. Areas to visit include: - Just the Facts - I Teach This Stuff - I Want to Know More - I Do This For a Living -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Problems of the Week http://mathforum.org/pow/ Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Teacher2Teacher http://mathforum.org/t2t/ Discussion Groups http://mathforum.org/discussions/ Join the Math Forum http://mathforum.org/join.forum.html Send comments to the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors Donations http://www.drexel.edu/ia/mathforum/ Ask Dr. Math Books http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.mathbooks.html _o \o_ __| \ / |__ o _ o/ \o/ __|- __/ \__/o \o | o/ o/__/ /\ /| | \ \ / \ / \ /o\ / \ / \ / | / \ / \

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