Robert Fant
Mathematics Instructor / Technology Integration Enthusiast
| What you will find on this site.
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| First of all, I am currently switching over from regular HTML web pages and putting everything on this wiki platform, specifically PMWiki. Therefore, not all of my work is viewable at the moment. Please be patient.
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| Mathematics
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- The mathematics section is where I have placed all of my PowerPoints, applets, etc. specific to the classes that I've taught, Algebra 1 & 2, and Geometry, Geometry being the most complete.
- You will also find various graphs that may be downloaded and used as needed. If the Word document is downloaded, you will be able to copy-n-paste each graph into your own documents.
- I will list (and sometimes demo) the software packages specific to mathematics that I use, mostly free (open-source) but some commercial.
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| My Projects
| I am always experimenting with new tools. Here you will find some of my latest investigations.
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| Student Projects
| Self-explanatory - These are just some of the projects that I've helped students create.
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| Resources
| This is an extensive list of the resources that I have found. Many of these tools you will find being used (embedded) throughout this site.
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| Professional Development
| These are some of the various sites that I learn from and authors that I follow via RSS feeds.
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| Show Me
| If you are new here, please read:
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This site uses several unique tools for working with the math stuff. Running a couple of quick checks may save you some frustration. Most every "fix" is a very small download and a simple install.
Download
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I strongly recommend Mozilla's FireFox web browser.
The recommended display setting is at least 1024 X 768.
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| Flash
ShowMe
| Check if you have the Adobe Flash plug-in. More than likely you do, it's installed on 96% of the world's computers.
Click on the "Show Me" link.
You should see a simple animation of some lasers.
If you do not, click on the Adobe Flash Player logo to the left and follow the download and installation instructions.
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Math Fonts
ShowMe
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The first thing we want to do (and the most difficult), is check that you have the math fonts installed on your computer.
Click the "Show Me" link to the left.
If you can see the quadratic formula below (in true math symbol beauty), you are OK.
If you see what appears to be some kind of foreign code, you will need to download and install the fonts:
Option 1: Download the jsMathFontInstaller (executable file), and have the fonts installed automatically (Windows only).
Option 2: Click on the jsMath logo to the left and follow the directions. I suggest downloading TeX-fonts-25.zip
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x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}
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Graphs
Show Me
SVG Viewer
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There are a lot of graphs in these pages, all drawn with ASCIIsvg (scalable vector graphics).
Click on the Show Me link to the left. If you do not see the graph below, you will need to download Adobe's SVG viewer using the link provided.
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MathPlayer
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If you are using Internet Explorer, you will want to install Design Science's MathPlayer.
A couple of my pages even require IE.
Click on the MathPlayer logo on the left to go to their website.
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