WebMath: Web-based Differential Equations

[James White]

Dear Stuart,

	There is a freely downloadable collection of 11 interactive labs at the New
Mathwright Library (http://www.mathwright.com  ) called the Differential
Equations Course Sequence that might serve as an example for you.  You may
find it at  http://www.mathwright.com/diffeqset.htm  This sequence contains
a variety of laboratories ( Pendulum, Temperature, Slope Fields,
Bifurcation, Chaos, and so on) with simple instructions and you may simply
direct your students to the Library to read and interact with them.  Another
of our authors has a differential equation sequence (consisting of 4 labs)
at the Library called the Discrete Dynamics Course
http://www.mathwright.com/dynsysset.htm and it may be used in a similar way.

 	Interactive WorkBooks like these are written in Mathwright Author 2000 by
teachers.  Our scripting environment makes it easy for teachers to build
web-based courses with lively, colorful and perspicuous mathematical
interactions, as these Workbooks may illustrate.  Most teachers want to
create their own material for their courses, illustrating their own
pedagogical ideas, and Mathwright (which was developed entirely by teachers
in the MAA sponsored Interactive Mathematics Text Project with IBM) provides
a truly flexible and competent tool for supporting mathematical exploration.

	Please feel free to visit the BookStore at the New Mathwright Library
http://www.mathwright.com/BookStore.htm if you have questions about the
software, or would like to order a trial copy online.

	Also, I will be happy to answer specific questions concerning Mathwright.
Just send personal email to info at mathwright.com .

																Sincerely,

																James E. White



 -----Original Message-----
From: 	owner-webmath at camel.math.ca [mailto:owner-webmath at camel.math.ca]  On
Behalf Of Stuart Price
Sent:	Tuesday, July 04, 2000 4:44 AM
To:	webmath at camel.math.ca
Subject:	WebMath: Web-based Differential Equations

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	I am hoping to use the Web to present material and support for
an introductory Differential Equations course. Searching the Internet,
I have found innumerable papers and articles concerning different people's
attitudes to Web-based teaching, but very few examples of online courses.

	I would be grateful to hear from anyone who has attempted this -
and the successes / difficulties that you have found (both from an
educational and a technological point of view). Please e-mail me personally
if you would like to know more specific details about my intentions for
this project.

	Furthermore, has anyone tried IBM's techexplorer plug-in? I would
like to hear views on that.

Thanks,
	Stuart Price

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