Difference between revisions of "Using Mediawiki In The Classroom"
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* '''I find it very easy to develop then deliver lectures with Mediawiki''' | * '''I find it very easy to develop then deliver lectures with Mediawiki''' | ||
+ | * Can copy and paste text and images from other Mediawiki websites (e.g. Wikipedia) provided the license allows (generally OK with Wikipedia text, often OK with images, but see license) | ||
* Mediawiki has well tested, powerful features, (It runs Wikipedia), | * Mediawiki has well tested, powerful features, (It runs Wikipedia), | ||
Including: | Including: | ||
− | * Tex formula, e.g. | + | * Tex formula, e.g. fundamental theorem of calculus (copied from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fundamental_theorem_of_calculus&oldid=417680255 here]): |
− | Let ''ƒ'' be a continuous real-valued function defined on a | + | Let ''ƒ'' be a continuous real-valued function defined on a closed interval [''a'', ''b'']. Let ''F'' be the function defined, for all ''x'' in [''a'', ''b''], by |
<math>F(x) = \int_a^x f(t)\, dt\,.</math> | <math>F(x) = \int_a^x f(t)\, dt\,.</math> | ||
Then, ''F'' is continuous on [''a'', ''b''], differentiable on the open interval (''a'', ''b''), and | Then, ''F'' is continuous on [''a'', ''b''], differentiable on the open interval (''a'', ''b''), and | ||
<math>F'(x) = f(x)\,</math> | <math>F'(x) = f(x)\,</math> | ||
for all ''x'' in (''a'', ''b''). | for all ''x'' in (''a'', ''b''). | ||
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+ | * Images [[Image:FTC geometric.png|200px|thumb|center|The area shaded in red stripes can be estimated as ''h'' times ''ƒ''(''x''). Alternatively, if the function ''A''(''x'') were known, it could be computed as ''A''(''x'' + ''h'') − ''A''(''x''). These two values are approximately equal, particularly for small ''h''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:FTC_geometric.png&oldid=376032010 Copyright]]] | ||
+ | * Links to other websites (e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorem_of_calculus Fundamental Theorem of Calculus]) | ||
+ | * Links to other pages within Class notes (e.g. [[Survey01|surveys]]). | ||
+ | * Powerpoint slides (e.g. [[Media:Lab_W.pdf|homework]]) | ||
+ | * Code (to download or cut and paste into Matlab, Maple, or Mathematica, etc. [[Bayesian Filtering|See my lecture on Bayesian Filtering]]) | ||
− | + | Additionally, Mediawiki is | |
− | + | ||
− | * | + | * Free and open source |
− | * | + | * Collaborative (e.g. Instructor and TAs can have, but students need not have, edit privileges) |
Latest revision as of 17:04, 1 December 2011
- I find it very easy to develop then deliver lectures with Mediawiki
- Can copy and paste text and images from other Mediawiki websites (e.g. Wikipedia) provided the license allows (generally OK with Wikipedia text, often OK with images, but see license)
- Mediawiki has well tested, powerful features, (It runs Wikipedia),
Including:
- Tex formula, e.g. fundamental theorem of calculus (copied from here):
Let ƒ be a continuous real-valued function defined on a closed interval [a, b]. Let F be the function defined, for all x in [a, b], by Then, F is continuous on [a, b], differentiable on the open interval (a, b), and for all x in (a, b).
- Images
- Links to other websites (e.g. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus)
- Links to other pages within Class notes (e.g. surveys).
- Powerpoint slides (e.g. homework)
- Code (to download or cut and paste into Matlab, Maple, or Mathematica, etc. See my lecture on Bayesian Filtering)
Additionally, Mediawiki is
- Free and open source
- Collaborative (e.g. Instructor and TAs can have, but students need not have, edit privileges)