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Subject:    [kde-edu]: KMathTool
From:       "M2George" <m2george () mweb ! co ! za>
Date:       2004-05-17 10:41:34
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Hello All

> on 13 May 2004 17:09:05 -0400
> Anne-Marie Mahfouf wrote

> yes, what we are saying here is that the concept is very good.
> It's not totally dead as a guy sent me a patch and I did not commit it yet (I 
> have to work on it a bit). I don't know if this guy intends to work more on 
> it though...

I'm the guy and my name is Trenton. I did submit a patch but have had no feedback. I \
have been working on KMathTool and my aim is to make KMathTool into a Math's tutoring \
system. I've been busy incorporating a Theory Widget that displays the relevant \
theory and application of the mathematical section in question. I will also add the \
following sections to KMathTool.  
    Trig - 2D, 3D, Area Rule, Cosine Rule, Compound Angles, Equations, Graphs, \
Identities, Sine Rule.  
    Alg - Algebraic Fractions, Absolute Values, Calculus/Differentiation, Compound \
Inc Dec, Exponents, Functions, Hyperbola, Inequalities, Inverses, Linear Programming, \
Logs, Improved Parabola, Quadratic Equations, Quadratic Theory, Simultaneous \
Equations, Mensuration, Products, Surds, Series, Speed, Improved Straight Lines.  
    Geo -  Analytical Geometry, Circles , Concurrency, Similarity.

This might seem a lot but the teaching we use is really effective and I would dearly \
like to pass it on.

Also Anne-Marie could you please tell me what changes you are going to make so that I \
could learn from my mistakes.

I'm also struggling to find a method that will display text with graphics that I can \
animate. I want to use this to visually demonstrate the mathematical methods i.e.: \
Fractions with Equations, the learners really understand when they can see that to \
get rid of  the fraction you divide the whole of the left and the whole of the right \
by the LCD of the Fractions. It makes a huge impact in their understanding if they \
can see this in action. This same method works even better with Geometry. I have been \
trying to use HTML with GIF anim's but it seems rather crude. What could I use as a \
flash replacement? My previous programming experience is from 1988, writing .bat \
files in dos. So any guidance would be much appreciated. Once the framework is \
completed the adding of the teaching should be easy from there on. Also I would not \
like to duplicate work here, so any ideas and comments and help would be handy.

Kind Regards

Trenton Carr


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello All</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;on&nbsp;13 May 2004 17:09:05 -0400<BR>&gt;Anne-Marie Mahfouf 
wrote</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;yes, what we are saying here is that the concept is very 
good.<BR>&gt;It's not totally dead as a guy sent me a patch and I did not commit 
it yet (I <BR>&gt;have to work on it a bit). I don't know if this guy intends to 
work more on <BR>&gt;it though...</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm the guy and my name is Trenton. I did submit a 
patch but have had no feedback. I have been working on KMathTool and my aim is 
to make KMathTool into a Math's tutoring system. I've been busy incorporating a 
Theory Widget that displays the relevant theory and application of the 
mathematical section in question. I&nbsp;will also add the following sections to 
KMathTool.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Trig - 2D, 3D, Area Rule, Cosine Rule, Compound Angles, Equations, 
Graphs, Identities, Sine Rule.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alg -&nbsp;Algebraic 
Fractions,&nbsp;Absolute Values,&nbsp;Calculus/Differentiation, Compound Inc 
Dec, Exponents, Functions, Hyperbola, Inequalities, Inverses, Linear 
Programming, Logs, Improved Parabola, Quadratic Equations,&nbsp;Quadratic 
Theory, Simultaneous Equations, Mensuration, Products, Surds, Series, Speed, 
Improved Straight Lines.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Geo -&nbsp; Analytical Geometry, 
Circles , Concurrency, Similarity.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This might seem a lot but the teaching we use is 
really effective and I would dearly like to pass it on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Anne-Marie 
could you please tell me what changes you are going to make so that I could 
learn from my mistakes.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I'm also struggling to find a method that will display text with graphics 
that I can animate. I want to use this to visually demonstrate the mathematical 
methods i.e.: Fractions with Equations, the learners really understand when they 
can see that to get rid of&nbsp; the fraction you divide the whole of the left 
and the whole of the right by the LCD of the Fractions. It makes a huge impact 
in their understanding if they can see&nbsp;this in action. This same method 
works even better&nbsp;with Geometry.</DIV>
<DIV>I have been trying to use HTML with GIF anim's but it seems rather crude. 
What could I use as a flash replacement?&nbsp;My previous programming experience 
is from 1988, writing&nbsp;.bat files in dos. So any guidance would be much 
appreciated. Once the framework is completed&nbsp;the adding of the teaching 
should be easy from there on. Also I would not like to duplicate work here, so 
any ideas and comments and help would be handy.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kind Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trenton Carr</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></BODY></HTML>


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