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The Project |
InterMath is the name given to a collection of programs and courseware which supports the teaching of Mathematics. The aim is to provide an alternative to conventional teaching and offer facilities for students to study using individualised materials distributed from a remote site. The origins lie in the work carried out by Mike Beilby over a number of years at the University of Birmingham. It uses Asymetrix Toolbook with support programs written in Delphi. A series of system books has been developed to support the teaching of undergraduate Mathematics to Engineers. Subsequently, these system books were used in the government-funded TLTP project Mathwise, and are now being modified for web delivery. |
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| Calculus I Workbook |
The Calculus I Workbook, exists in part on a CD-ROM. It is written in Asymetrix Toolbook. In essence it is a set of reference materials, demonstrations and questions on single-variable Calculus. The idea is that the CD-ROM is part of a hybrid tutorial system and is accessed under directions given from HTML web pages on the InterMath web-site.
On the web-site there is to be structured coursework arranged in 'courses' containing materials comparable to those presented in a conventional first-year undergraduate degree programme. Materials are all presented through one interface but come from two sources; those specific to students and the course are contained on the web site, and those with 'data-rich' illustrations are resident on the CD-ROM Currently the system is undergoing trials using Asymetrix Neuron plugin. (A resume of the project can be viewed in Acrobat format.) |
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| KGraph |
The graphics library KGraph provides DLL, VBX and OLE support for Windows 3.1 and 95 programs, including Asymetrix Toolbook. |
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It has facilities for drawing mathematical functions on screen. The routines in the library provide animations in the Calculus workbook, but are also available separately. |
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| KMath |
A Mathematics library KMath which provides DLL support for assessment in a Windows-based environment. Questions are initially coded in RTF format and displayed to the student in a window which operates either under the control of a stand-alone MathAssessor program or under the direct control of an Asymetrix Toolbook book. |
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Questions can be phrased in multiple-choice format or can ask for open-ended expressions which are variously checked. The routines in the library form the basis for the display of mathematical expressions and for the assessment exercises in the Calculus workbook, but they are also usable separately. |
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