MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - JULY 5, 2003 - No. 4 Thanks to those of you who joined us at our Web Poster Session at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) earlier this week in Seattle, WA. We enjoyed meeting and talking with you about the Math Tools site. We've been working hard to open more courses with a preliminary collection of resources. This month we are happy to announce the opening of Calculus, Algebra, and Geometry. We would be interested in your thoughts about the topics lists that we've developed. If you have any suggestions or comments, please post them in the Discussion Area. ***NEW FEATURES Calculus Course http://mathforum.org/mathtools/cell.html?co=c Algebra Course http://mathforum.org/mathtools/cell.html?co=a Geometry Course http://mathforum.org/mathtools/cell.html?co=g ***RESEARCH AREA http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ Join others as they meet George's challenge to the group: "Suppose we pick a tool to investigate, and share experiences using that tool. How can an online community conduct action research? What are your ideas?" ***UPCOMING FEATURES - TI Apps for the TI-89 and Voyage 200 - Math K course - Math 4 course each with a preliminary collection of resources ***FEATURED TOOL Surfing (Derivatives), International Education Software http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool.html?id=1002 A man surfs along a curve; the derivative is the slope of his surfboard. ***FEATURED STORY Classroom narrative: Lulu http://mathforum.org/mathtools/story.html?id=975 Java applet and curriculum developer Nathalie Sinclair describes the mathematical ideas and questions encountered by one group of students as they worked with the Lulu microworld. CHECK OUT THE MATH TOOLS SITE: Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Register http://mathforum.org/mathtools/register.html Discussions http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html Research Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ Developers Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/developers/ Newsletter Archive http://mathforum.org/mathtools/newsletter/ \`. .--------------.____________) \ |//////////////|____________[ ] `--------------' ) ( '-' The Math Forum -- 5 July 2003