The course is designed primarily
for Certified Teachers at the K-12 levels with an interest in
integrating mathematics and science education with computer technology
and Internet resources. Registrants must be Certified Teachers or
permission of the instructor is required.
TIME COMMITMENT:
6 to 8 hours per week.
TEXTS:
Thomas, David A.: Active Geometry (1997).
Thomas, David A. (Ed.): Scientific Visualization in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1995.
Wolf, R.S. & Yaeger, L.: Visualization of Natural Phenomena. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1993.
COST:
Tuition is $180 and the materials fee is $120 (includes shipping).
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:
A Macintosh PowerPC with a CD-ROM
drive, or a Pentium PC running Windows 95 with a CD-ROM drive and at
least 16 MB of RAM. You must be able to run a graphics program, NIH/
SCION Image (see http://rsb.info.nih.gov/nih-image or
http://www.scioncorp.com, for more detailed information) and have direct
Internet access (SLIP or PPP connection) to participate in this course.
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