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Web-Based Tool to Quickly Make Venn Diagrams
I just learned about a free web-based tool called ‘Crappy Graphs’ (http://crappygraphs.com/user_graphs/makecrap.php) that if you’re not trying to make a crappy graph, would actually be quite useful to quickly make a Line Graph or a Venn Diagram to illustrate concepts in logic, set theory, etc. I’ve included a few examples of what it can do.…
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An Array of Media — Video and Audio Clips
1. JotForm Introductory Video 2. Article: College Lecture Classes Need Overall /mp3player/mp3_shell.png /jwplayer/posterous/pstplayer.swf if (FlashDetect.installed) { $(‘flash_embed-ywmyppzGum’).show(); $(‘quicktime_embed-ywmyppzGum’).hide(); } else { $(‘quicktime_embed-ywmyppzGum’).show(); $(‘flash_embed-ywmyppzGum’).hide(); } 3. Calculus Rhapsody (I know this isn’t new, but… a friend who is teaching Calculus this summer asked for a link.) 4. Math: It’s Everywhere 5. A Short List of Great…
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Rush Hour! Ohhh Yeah!
This free on-line version of the Rush Hour Game was originally posted here at the MathCounts website (https://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=1512), who in turn got it in from the ThinkFun website (https://www.thinkfun.com/rush-hour-online-play/). I remember when I first got the ‘real version’ of this game on a road trip during a family reunion in Canada. Warning: This game is…
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My Summer Plans
I have a very hectic summer ahead of me. I have vowed not to slow down just because summer has arrived. If you’re bored and have nothing to do this summer, think of me and all that I will be doing — 1. Conferences: One of my goals for this summer is to attend as…
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Student Perception of an Uncaring Instructor
This has been an exceptionally frustrating semester for me. If possible, I try not to make a major issue out of student behavior during class. However, this semester there has been so much rude behavior in many of my classes that I have felt no choice but to step in and try to put a…
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Jon Oaks 