Mathematics

Mathematics
**Microsoft Word shortcuts for maths teachers (and others)** In Word Control Shift Q changes to Greek symbols for the next letter you type eg Control Shift Q then P gives π Alt 0186 gives a degree symbol (use numeric keypad not numbers at top of keyboard) Use Fields to create different formats quickly. Insert>Field>choose type eg equations then eq then field codes then options. Phew! Seems like a huge amount of work. Worth it if you are doing a page of fractions. This document contains many more shortcut keys for Word. (Tanya Nicol, WGHS)

Scratch - Logo type software as enrichment activities for geometry. [|Free download for Windows and Mac]

Del.icio.us The Whangarei Cluster maths teachers are tagging useful maths sites with the tag **whgclm** (for Whangarei Cluster Maths). Search with this tag to find their favourite sites.

Interactive PowerPoint presentations showing how to do various contructions

http://www.padowan.dk/graph/ Free software used to draw mathematical graphs in a coordinate system. Anyone who wants to draw graphs of functions will find this program useful. The program makes it very easy to visualize a function and paste it into another program. It is also possible to do some mathematical calculations on the functions. PC only. (Mac users look for the fantastic 'Grapher' program hidden away in the Utilities folder inside your Application folder)

Stanko from WBHS recommends [|Graphmatica]. It is very similar to Graph. It is another free download so try them both and decide for yourself.

Once you have downloaded the free mathematica player you can save hundreds of animations and interactive games to use anytime you want.

=Prime Numbers=

Sieve of Eratosthenes
http://www.1729.com/math/integers/sieve.html

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or from DigiStore on tki

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Then still on the topic of prime numbers try this online game (follow the instruction on the webpage to download the 3 separate elements - html, css and js files - that make up the webpage and you will be able to play the game without going online. http://www.1729.com/math/integers/PrimeShooter.html

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[|GeoGebra] GeoGebra is free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for learning and teaching. It has received several educational software awards in Europe and the USA.