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Links
Please submit useful and interesting links to Bob Mathews
bobm@dessci.com.
Technology Partners
- Arbortext is committed to the
implementation of MathML solutions that are tailored to their customer's
unique authoring, editing and publishing environments. In support of that
commitment, Arbortext has teamed up with Design Science to support the import,
creation, editing and composition of publications that contain MathML into
Epic Editor and E3, working together with Design Science's MathFlow components
to provide full support for MathML 2.0.
- Blast Radius, an Internet
solutions company, helps businesses deliver exceptional customer experiences
by combining business strategy, experience design, and proven technologies
such as its XMetaL product suite. XMetaL
simplifies content creation and management - enabling streamlined
collaborative review cycles and the fast, accurate and cost-efficient delivery
of content to multiple channels. With offices in the US, Canada and Europe,
Blast Radius has formed long-term relationships with companies such as
Aeroplan, A&E Television Networks, AOL, BMW, Electronic Arts, Esselte,
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Heineken, Nike, Nintendo, Philips, and Sony.
- Xyvision Enterprise Solutions,
Inc. (XyEnterprise), provides organizations of all sizes with content
and document management solutions that streamline the information creation
and delivery process. XyEnterprise combines its own XML content management,
workflow and publishing software with integration services that allow
organizations to derive and leverage the inherent value of collaborative
creation, management, assembly, and multi-channel distribution of content
and content collections required in today’s fast paced multimedia
environment.
Products that include Equation Editor
Products that include WebEQ
- eCollege:
partners with colleges, universities, K-12
school districts and corporate training organizations to design, build and
support e-learning communities.
- WebCT: the leading provider of
e-learning solutions to the global higher education market.
- Blackboard: offers a complete
suite of enterprise software products and services that power a total
“e-Education Infrastructure” for schools, colleges, universities and other
education providers.
- Desire2Learn:
innovative eLearning solutions to academic institutions.
- Fronter: Classfronter; flexible
web-based learning.
- Inspera
Content Server: XML-based Content Management System with multi-format and
multi-portal publishing capabilities from a single source.
- Houghton-Mifflin:
eduSpace; a text-specific online learning environment
which combines an algorithmic tutorial program with homework capabilities.
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Renaissance Learning: TestCheck; gives the ability to create,
deliver, and grade assessments as well as track performance from remote
locations.
- Question Mark: Software that
makes it easy for educators and trainers to write, administer and report on
assessments, tests, quizzes, exams and surveys using PCs, local area networks,
the Internet and intranets.
- Brownstone Learning: developers of
EDU Campus, the most versatile online homework management and assessment
system.
- Carnegie Learning:
Cognitive Tutor; a computer-based system designed on research in cognitive
psychology and artificial intelligence.
- Enablearning:
Faraday:
enables faculty to develop highly interactive, visual, and dynamic content
that makes it easier for students to “see”, understand, and use mathematical
concepts.
- Waterloo Maple: Maple 9.5; the
newest version of the widely adopted Maple mathematical computation product
line.
- Engineering.com: a free service
for Engineers of all disciplines.
- Ednovation: developers of
SchoolDNA, a content-rich e-learning solution for schools from primary to
pre-university levels.
- Stark-Verlag: A German
site offering course materials for students, and interesting ideas for
learning and teaching.
Useful products that work with MathType
- Algebra PowerPoint is a
collection of lessons that complement McDougal Littell's Algebra 1 Concepts
and Skills by Larson, Boswell, Kanold, and Stiff, but they may be adapted for
use with any algebra textbook. These PowerPoint lessons have been designed by
an algebra teacher with ten years experience in the classroom. They are meant
to help teachers meet rigorous state standards and integrate technology into
their instruction.
- Autograph 3: Autograph offers
a complete dynamic graphing environment for the secondary and college level
mathematics classroom, offering teachers and students alike the opportunity
to bring a multitude of subjects to life through one easy-to-use and
affordable interface.
- Athena is a powerful editing and
SGML/XML creation tool for Windows; operating within the familiar Microsoft
Word/MathType environment, and combining the power of the XLISP language,
Athena produces SGML/XML output from legacy data in TeX/LaTeX/Word format, and
any format which Word accepts.
- Chikrii SoftLab: Word2TeX; Converts
Microsoft Word documents (with equations) to LaTeX. New
TeX2Word; translates TeX/LaTeX documents
with equations to Microsoft Word.
- eXtyles is an integrated suite of
editorial and XML tools for Microsoft Word/MathType that automates editorial
and XML production processes. It streamlines cleanup of Word documents and
molding into a standard editorial and visual style. eXtyles allows editorial
staff to work in a Microsoft Word environment and automatically export XML.
- SmartDraw:
Download SmartDraw Free! This easy-to-use Windows program lets you quickly and
easily create professional-looking charts, graphs, tables, time lines,
presentations, and much more!
- WestWords: MathMonarch;
translates Microsoft Word documents with MathType and Equation Editor
equations to QuarkXPress and
PowerMath.
Useful products that work with WebEQ
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ANGEL, enterprise course management system with an open
architecture and a complete set of easy-to-use teaching and learning
capabilities.
Mathematical and technical fonts
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Adobe:
Mathematical Pi: The six Mathematical Pi fonts include a large variety of
characters needed for mathematical typesetting, such as symbols and graphic
marks, and Greek, fraktur, blackboard, and script fonts.
- Agfa Studio: Over 7000
PostScript and TrueType fonts
- MyFonts.com: MyFonts.com lists
and organizes over 25,000 fonts, including mathematical and other technical
fonts, from over 100 font foundries.
Other useful mathematics Web sites
- Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies: Free
interactive math lessons, homework help, worksheets, puzzles, and much more.
- EquationSheet.com: A searchable
math and science equation database.
- MathsNet: A fully
interactive mathematics Web site, with collections of articles, reviews and
resources aimed at students and teachers. Particular highlights: geometry,
shape and space, fractions, numeracy and Post-16 studies.
- NRICH Online Maths Club: Online
monthly (except August) magazines for mathematics students of all levels.
- Compare-the-Graphs:
Free, feature-complete and powerful function grapher that runs on IE6.0,
IE5.x, Netscape6.1+/Mozilla 0.9.4+ on Windows, Netscape6.1+/Mozilla 0.9.4+ on
Mac OS X, and Netscape6.1+/Mozilla 0.9.4+ on Linux. The code is freely
downloadable, and its claim to fame is that it is the first powerful grapher
on the web to run almost entirely on public web standards (W3C, ECMA).
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