Jon Oaks

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  • Wolfram|Alpha Queries

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    This is my response to this post by Mr. Morford concerning his view of Wolfram|Alpha. In my Finite Math class this semester, I have been using Wolfram|Alpha a lot.  The other day one of my students wanted to use Wolfram|Alpha to reproduce one of the feasible regions, when all she knew were the corner points.  I…

  • Factoring widget using Wolfram|Alpha

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    Here is my first ever Wolfram|Alpha widget.  I’m not sure how useful it will be, but here it is anyway. http://developer.wolframalpha.com/widgets/gallery/view.jsp?id=15c33a5faaac529…

  • New Activity for Prime Polynomials

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    This is what I am going to use with my Beginning Algebra students to reinforce the idea of prime polynomials.  The majority of the polynomials are prime. Prime Mania

  • Statistics Resources from Across the Web

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    I’m preparing to teach statistics this summer, so statistics resources are on my radar right now.  Here are some that have been fed to me recently: 1.  Prezi on ‘Beyond Tables’ — Awesome Prezi on ditching the tables and integrating applets such as those over at Surf Stat.   http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf Beyond Tables on Prezi 2.…

  • New Game for Evaluating Functions

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    Here’s the new game I created for evaluating functions.  I haven’t played it with any students yet, but it has gotten a couple of test runs, and seems to be a hit among the instructors that have seen it.  If you play it, I would love to hear your feedback.  Enjoy! Function Game

  • Factoring the Difference of Two Perfect Squares

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    These videos are on Section 6.5.  Please watch the videos over the weekend and come prepared with the completed handout on Monday.  We will have further discussion in class. http://content.screencast.com/users/Mallwalker52/folders/Jing/media/301894f5-27c1-4238-aaae-079eca8c2e59/jingswfplayer.swf View on screencast.com » http://content.screencast.com/users/Mallwalker52/folders/Jing/media/ba07acf4-e5d3-4d19-9da9-83137026f20b/jingswfplayer.swf View on screencast.com » http://content.screencast.com/users/Mallwalker52/folders/Jing/media/2e18fe9a-1bcb-4d37-81a6-6bd576502414/jingswfplayer.swf View on screencast.com » Factoring_Demos.pdf Download this file

  • Test post

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    This is a test post.

  • Using Virtual Tools to Solve Real-World Problems

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    I recently saw this video come up in my Twitter Feed.  It is about a group of teenagers who are working on a project for Abbott Labs, and the story of their teacher who realizes that after working on this Real-World Problem, that the students will never be able to learn the same way ever…

  • Percent Increase and Decrease

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    Here’s a sample lesson on Percent Increase and Decrease designed for a 52-minute Pre-Algebra class. 1.  Start by watching the video on ‘Percent Increase’.  Make sure that students have the handout so that they don’t have to write down the application problem. 2.  Have students work on the two ‘Group Work’ problems on percent increase.…

  • This Calculus Game Needs a Sweet Name… Any Suggestions?

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    I just finished this new Calculus game in anticipation of teaching a lesson on The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.  I’m looking to give it a good name.  Any suggestions? Calculus Game.pdf Download this file Jing Video and notes to accompany my lesson: http://content.screencast.com/users/Mallwalker52/folders/Jing/media/54f7800c-0820-4d28-ab22-63c3ca0ae758/jingswfplayer.swf View on screencast.com » Intergal_Video.pdf Download this file Jing Video and notes…