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Mathwise

Synopsis
Thirty-two self-study modules, with 18 titles for Apple Macintosh platforms and 21 for PC, on mathematics for science and engineering students, each covering a separate topic. Approximately 5 hours of teaching material per module, suitable for independent learning.
For both PC and Macintosh: inequalities; concepts in differentiation; rules of differentiation; maxima and minima; solution of linear equations; Fourier series; first-order ordinary differential equations; applications of differential equations; mathematical biographies.
For PC only: polynomials, powers and logs; linear equations and matrices; trigonometric functions; Euclidean geometry; standard curves and conics; concepts in integration; standard techniques of integration; complex numbers; basic vector algebra; sequences and series; astronomy; applications in earth sciences; applications in discrete maths; mechanics.
For Macintosh only: real numbers and algebra; graphs of functions; trigonometric equations; Fourier series; first-order ordinary differential equations; Eigen values and oscillations; discrete maths and graph theory; maths for electrical and electronic engineers; models in mathematics; business studies; data fitting.
Series
UK Mathematics Courseware Consortium, Tltp Project
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia; CD-ROM. Dual format PC Windows/Apple Macintosh. Electronic document available via ftp.
Year of production
1995
Availability
Sale; 1997 sale: £60.00
Notes
Available to UK higher education institutions.
Related article by Robert Harding in ‘Active Learning’, No 4 (July 1996), pp 53-7.
Reviewed in ‘Mathematics Multimedia Courseware Review’ by Lindsay Aitkenhead (Sheffield Hallam University, 1997), pp49-50.
Uses
Undergraduate mathematics for science and engineering.
Subjects
Mathematics
Keywords
algebra; applied mathematics; calculus; computer-assisted learning; mathematics teaching; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme

Distribution Formats

Type
CD-ROM

Distributor

Name

Numerical Algorighms Group Ltd, Wildinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford, Tel 01865 511245

Name

University of Birmingham, Centre for Computer Based Learning

Email
mathwise@bham.ac.uk
Web
http://www.bham.ac.uk/ctimath/tltp External site opens in new window
Phone
0121-414 4800
Address
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Notes
contact: Steven Kerr

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