Synoptic Gospels primer The Synoptic Gospels Primer has been designed for undergraduate students new to the synoptic problem. The Web site explains the various theories as to the literary relationship between the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, and a possible common source. The traditional opinions of Papius, Clement, Jerome, Irenaeus, Origen, and Augustine are concisely summarised, along with the more modern hypotheses proposed by Weisse (the two-source theory), Griesbach, and Farrer. The site includes a number of sample synopses that compare the gospels side-by-side, with colour coding indicating variations and From New Humbul Resources on December 20, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Australia's Future Using Education Technology This report is based on national consultations undertaken for the 'Australia's Future Using Education Technology' review held from July to November 2003. The review revealed a great diversity of innovative initiatives as well as parallel and duplicated activity. Views about the future varied across education and training sectors and there were great differences in perceptions and performance. The starkest differences were those between the high aspirations of central planners and the reality in the field, particularly in remote Australia and in Indigenous communities. Providing From EdNA Online on December 20, 2004 at 8:30 p.m..
Distance Learning: Balancing Your Education and Busy Lifestyle The advantages of distance learning are described in this article on the Oxford College Distant Learning (UK) website. From EdNA Online on December 20, 2004 at 8:30 p.m..
Australia's Future Using Education Technology This report, commissioned by Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), is based on national consultations undertaken for the Australia's future using education technology review held from July to November 2003. This review reports on options for the Australian Government to work collaboratively with other Commonwealth, state and territory authorities, public and private institutions and with industry on how to position Australian education, training and related businesses to gain the best possible advantage in using emerging technologies. From EdNA Online on December 20, 2004 at 8:30 p.m..
Help Create a Global PodCasting Campaign From usjournal.com: U.S. Journal of Academics on December 20, 2004 at 5:16 p.m..
Mathematics Animated This Web site provides access to a series of QuickTime animations showing functions, both simple and complex. It was written by Louis Talman, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical andComputer Sciences at Metropolitan State College of Denver. The animations come with little or no explanations because they are designed to be used in class with the teacher providing explanation. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..
Visual Calculus: Transformation of Functions This Web site was created by Lawrence S Husch, a member of staff in the Mathematics Department at the University of Tennessee. Using the enclosed Java applet, users are invited to explore graphically the effect of transforming the given graph with translations, vertical and horizontal stretchings and reflections. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..
Pythagorean Theorem This web page provides forty-four proofs in support of Pythagoras' theorem, all clearly and simply explained. The page contains java applets. It is also part of a much larger website containing interactive mathematics miscellany and puzzles, compiled by a former Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Iowa. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..
Improve Your Numeracy: a numeracy refresher This full text booklet, in PDF format, has been designed to offer practice and explanation in basic processes to students worried about their numeracy skills, particularly to those facing employers' selection tests. It covers fractions, decimals, approximations, averages, percentages and ratios. It uses material developed by Clare Wright, Tom Frank, and Eric Williams of the University of Birmingham Careers Centre, where it has been successfully used for some time. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..
Basic Differentiation: a refresher Published by MathCentre, which runs university support centres for mathematics, this full text publication is designed to strengthen students' ability to differentiate before embarking on a university mathematics programme. Students are advised to read the companion booklet: 'An Algebra Refresher', (described separately in EEVL), and then attempt a range of questions. Answers are provided. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Calculus Refresher Published by MathCentre, which runs university support centres for mathematics, this fulltext booklet, in PDF format, is designed as a self-help resource for students about to embark on a university mathematics programme so as to be able to differentiate and integrate confidently. Students are advised to read through the comanion booklet: 'An Algebra Refresher', (described separately in EEVL), and then invited to attempt a range of questions. Answers are provided. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Completing the Square This full text document explains how quadratic equations can be written in an equivalent form using the technique known as 'completing the square'. It has a number of applications, the one used here is in solving an quadratic equation. The document is written by MathCentre, which runs university support centres for mathematics, and is designed for students about to embark on a university mathematics programme. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Cosecant, Secant and Cotangent This full text document, PDF format, explains what is meant by the three trigonometric ratios, cosecant, secant and cotangent; how they appear in trigonometric identities and in the solution of trigonometrical equations. The document is written by MathCentre, which runs university support centres for mathematics, and is designed for students about to embark on a university mathematics programme. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Cubic Equations This full text document, in PDF format, explains what is meant by a cubic equation and how such equations can be solved. The document is written by MathCentre, which runs university support centres for mathematics, and is designed for students about to embark on a university mathematics programme. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Differentiation from first principles (powers of x) This unit looks at some basic differentiation from first principles, and in particular how to differentiate powers of x. This full text document, in PDF format, is published by the MathCentre, which runs mathematics support centres in UK universities. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Differentiation of the logarithm and exponential functions In this unit the natural logarithm function and the exponential function are differentiated from first principles. This full text document, in PDF format, is published by the MathCentre, which runs mathematics support centres in UK universities. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Expanding and removing brackets This is a complete workbook covering the removal of brackets from expressions and contains lots of examples and exercises. It can be used as a free-standing resource, or can be read in conjunction with mathtutor - the companion on-disk resource. It is published by Mathcentre, a unit which runs mathematics support centres in UK universities. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Factorising quadratics The ability to factorise a quadratic expression is an essential skill and this booklet explains how this process is carried out. This is a full text PDF document published by Mathcentre, a unit which runs support centres for mathematics in UK universities. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Extending the table of derivatives This unit extends the basic Table of Derivatives and produces a more complete and therefore more useful table. A full text PDF document published by the Mathcentre, a unit which runs mathematics support centres in UK universities. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry This Web site provides an introduction to trigonometry. It was written by David Joyce, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Clark University, in the USA. The course contains some quizzes. Images are illustrated with a Java applet. If your browser is Java-enabled, you can drag the points around in the diagrams and the diagram will adjust itself. The applet also allows you to lift a diagram off the Web page into its own floating window. Information about the applet is provided. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 6:30 a.m..
a cos x +b sin x = Rcos(x-a) A short, full text, unit for mathematics students in post-16 education. It is designed to enable students to express the sum of two trigonometric functions and solve some equations. The guide is available from the MathCentre, designed to deliver mathematics support materials, free of charge, to students, teachers, lecturers and everyone looking for post-16 maths help. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Algebra Refresher Published by MathCentre, that runs university support centres for mathematics, this full text booklet, in PDF format, is designed as a self-help resource for students about to embark on a university mathematics programme. Students are invited to attempt a range of questions covering algebraic manipulation. Answers are provided. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Applications of Differentiation: Maxima and Minima Published by MathCentre, which runs university support centres for mathematics, this fulltext PDF document shows how differentiation can be used to find the maximum and minimum values of a function. It is designed for students about to embark on a university mathematics programme. From EEVL New Learning Materials on December 20, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Beyond Community Capacity Building: the Effect of Government on Social Capital In this paper, the author challenges the orthodox and over-narrow approach to social capital generally applied by politicians and governments and argues that the concept of social capital in public policy should be understood as linked to the broad range of state policies, rather than the very limited interventions at the local level most often styled as community building. Using examples from the federal and Victorian state governments, the author examines the way in which the public discourse around social capital is shaped. It is argued that by focussing on consensual community building pro From EdNA Online on December 20, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..
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