Animating an equation: a guide to using FLASH in mathematics education

• Autores: Ezzat G. Bakhoum
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 39, Nº. 5, 2008, págs. 637-655
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/00207390801986866
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• Resumen

  • Macromedia's FLASH development system can be a great tool for mathematics education. This article presents detailed Flash tutorials that were developed and taught by the author to a group of mathematics professors in a summer course in 2005. The objective was to educate the teachers in the techniques of animating equations and mathematical concepts in Flash. The course was followed by a 2-year study to assess the acceptance of the technology by the teachers and to gauge its effectiveness in improving the quality of mathematics education. The results of that 2-year study are also reported here.