Computer Resources for Math 5910/5920

My BGSU and Blackboard | Web basics | Mac web editing | PC web  editing | GeoGebra | LaTeX | Jobs | Calculator | Scanning | Word | Maple

Teaching resources

• I have developed a wiki for people who are new to teaching mathematics at the college level.

My BGSU and Blackboard

• Allowing students access to your class's screen/shell (2012)
• Using myfiles.bgsu.edu (2008)

Web page basics

• To get a web page on personal.bgsu.edu, call 419 372 0999 (2012)
• Files, folders, directories, URLs, and IP addresses in PowerPoint (2012)
• Making a home page with a text editor (2012)
• Sample web page that explains some HTML (2012)
• Publishing a web page with WinSCP (2012)
• Publishing a web page with WS_FTP (2008)
• Putting a file on a web page using WS_FTP (Windows) (2008)
• Putting a file on a web page using Fetch (Macintosh) (2006)
• File and directory structure related to web pages (2006)

Editing web pages on a Macintosh

• Using Fetch and FrontPage 1.0 to download and edit web pages
• Publishing your FrontPage web
• Adding a document and a link to your web page with FrontPage 1.0
• Making a brand new web with FrontPage 1.0
• Taking snapshots of windows
• Making your first web page with Dreamweaver 
• Publishing web pages using Netscape Composer

Editing web pages on a Windows machine

• Using Microsoft FrontPage 2000 (comparison to other composers and a little troubleshooting)
• Using WS_FTP to download your web files to edit with FrontPage 2000
• Making your first web page with FrontPage 2000
• Adding a link to your web page with FrontPage2000
• Taking screen snapshots on a PC
• Getting WS_FTP and Using WS_FTP

GeoGebra

• Important general notes about GeoGebra (2010)
• Step by step directions for using GeoGebra to graph a piecewise function  See the dynamic worksheet.  Download the worksheet (2008)
• Using GeoGebra to graph a polynomial (or other function) with arrows indicating that the graph continues but is not shown  See the dynamic worksheet.  Download the worksheet (2008)
• Using GeoGebra to graph a rational function with horizontal and vertical asymptotes  Download the worksheet (2008)
• Illustration of Linear Regression (2009)
• Illustration of Quadratic Regression (2009)
• Illustration of a Tangent Line (2009)
• Illustration of the Riemann Sum (2009)

LaTeX

• Basic description of file types and how LaTeX works (2009)
• Download and install MiKTeX for the PC (2011)
• Download and install the LaTeX Editor (LEd) for the PC (2011)
• Download and install TeXworks on a PC (2010) - as of February 4, 2010, I recommend using LEd instead.
• Download and install TeXworks on the Mac (2010)
• Using the LaTeX editor (LEd) for the PC including how to use the spell checker (2009)
• Editing your LaTeX source code to remove errors (2009)
• Where to store files needed for MiKTeX (2008)
• Download the "Not so Short Introduction to LaTeX2e" in PDF format.  Pages 63-70 have a very good list of LaTeX symbols.  (2008)
• 1.tex is a very simple LaTeX source file, without much formatting.  See the source file and the output in pdf.
• 2.tex has large fonts, paragraph spacing, and line spacing.  See the source file and the output in pdf.
• 3.tex shows how to type mathematics and how to display equations.  See the source file and the output in pdf.
• 4.tex is a complete homework assignment, with many equations, fonts, and tabs.  See the source file and the output in pdf.
• 5.tex is most of a sample exam set in two columns with the paper in landscape orientation.  See the the source file and the output in pdf.
• spacing.tex gives examples of centering, flushing, and spacing (also download this graphic file).  See the output in pdf.
• article.tex is a sample article with sections, equation references, and bibliography.  See the output in pdf and this reference for the hyperref package or this Wikibooks reference.
• Incorporating graphics into LaTeX documents (2010)
• Incorporating GeoGebra graphics into LaTeX documents (2011)
• Use Beamer to produce high-quality presentations with LaTeX (2008)
• Use Nate Iverson's BGSU-specific LaTeX class for your thesis or dissertation (2008)
• There are several "front ends" for typing in LaTeX.  They make it easy to find the symbols to use, and make it easy to process, preview, and display LaTeX files.  One such package is WinEdt, which can be downloaded for a 31 day trial period.
• Configure MiKTeX for the PC (2008)
• Configure MiKTeX to run on the PC's in Hayes 025 (2008)

Math Jobs

• American Mathematical Society career services (2009)
• Search AMS employment listings (2009)
• MathJobs.org (2009)

Graphing calculator

• Numerical integration of a function known only through data points using the TI-83 or TI-84 in pdf format.  The zip file contains Matlab code to generate figures and LaTeX source code to make the printed output. (2009)

Writing programs in JavaScript

• Basics of JavaScript (2011)
• Error console in Internet Explorer (2011)

Scanning documents

• Scanning documents with the photocopier in room 401
• Scanning documents into PDF files and combining into a single PDF in the Scientific Computing Lab
• Scanning documents in the Mathematical Sciences Building labs also describes image file formats
• Scanning and posting documents on the web helps scan and post assignments and solutions

Word

• Saving Word documents in PDF on Windows (2008)
• Inserting .eps images into Word (2008)
• Saving Word documents in PDF on the Macintosh (Portable Document Format) format
• Making Word documents into web pages (for example, your syllabus)
• How equations and images do when changed from Word documents to web pages You can also download the original Word document.
• Word, Equation Editor, and Maple example

Maple

• Maple worksheets and output for Calculus III
• Simple trig graph example
• Piecewise functions and multiple functions on one graph.  Download the worksheet.
• Animations
• Animated derivative from the right (2MB) / Animated derivative from both sides (10MB) / These were inspired by Ben Otto.  Each page has links to the Maple worksheet that created the images.
• Pasting and/or inserting Maple graphs into Word.  Also read about how to enlarge fonts in Maple.
• Creating good-looking Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) graphics with Maple for use in Word or LaTeX

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