Quarter I, Week 2: ScreenCasts, SmartNotes and Code, oh my!

Here's this week's summaries from all my classes:

Math 4R: preCalculus for Seniors
Math 4H: preCalculus Honors for Juniors
Math 5HBC: AP Calculus BC
CSH: Computer Science Honors
APCS: AP Computer Science

CIS(theta): Computing Independent Study

This week's YouTube Wednesday (see above) was not really on YouTube! This video is from the CBS Rewind site. It's a 60 Minutes interview with Grace Murray Hopper by Morley Safer. Actually, I had converted an old VHS tape of the interview to DVD and uploaded it to YouTube years ago. Recently, YouTube told me to take it down as CBS had the original on their site now. That's great, however, I'm showing my version in class which is the full 12 minute interview. The Rewind site cut it down to only about 4 minutes!

Here's a little background music from Ennio Morricone:


I hope you enjoyed this week's update!

 

Learning with Technology, 

http://pastebin.com/u/calcpage

http://www.youtube.com/calcpage2009
http://www.slideshare.net/calcpage2011
http://mathforum.org/kb/profile.jspa?userID=32552
https://sage.math.clemson.edu:34567/pub/?typ=pub&search=calcpage

School Week 3: The Code! Computer Math, Calculus Research Lab, AP Computer Science

Last week, Computer Math started Chapter 1 in our Python based Discrete Mathematics etext by the Litvins. AP Computer Science started Chapter 2 on constructing objects from pre-existing java classes and manipulating said objects with accessor and mutator methods reading from the Horstmann etext. Calculus Research Lab worked on Chapter 1 in the SAGE based Calculus etext by Granville. 


Week 2: Computer Math

CM 1.2 MrG 2011.0917 - sage

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CM 1.3a MrG Functions, Domain, Range

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CM1.4 Algorithms, python and SAGE

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Week 2: Computer Science 












Week 2: Calculus Research Lab

CRL 1.8 Functions

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Wow, talk about the "Paperless Office!" I finally have a paperless office in Computer Math, Computer Science and Calculus Research Lab at least. I have an electronic copy of everything I do in class, from assignment sheets to etextbooks and from SmartNotes to ScreenCasts. I post all my handouts on edmodo and all my ScreenCasts on youtube. 


So, my students don't need a traditional notebook or textbook. Students do their work online as well! Computer Math and Calculus Research Lab use http://www.sagenb.org and AP Computer Science uses a ssh server I setup in class that they can access from home as well.


My students have access to all materials, except Labs and Tests, 24/7 online! Welcome to the 21st Century, finally!

HTH, I hope you enjoyed this week's Code!

Learning with Technology, 

http://mathforum.org/kb/profile.jspa?userID=32552

http://shop.ebay.com/items/_ti_calculator_active