MERLOT Search - materialType=Animation&keywords=mathematics http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:38 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:38 PDT MERLOT Search - materialType=Animation&keywords=mathematics http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Shodor Educational Foundation http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78540 This is a series of online interactive activities designed for use in middle school mathematics. How the ball bounces http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77011 An animation portraying the mathematics of a bouncing ball Kunkel's Mathematics Lessons http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75453 This is a collection of Geometer's sketchpad applets with description. Even without Geometer's sketchpad the pages are very informative. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: Box Plot http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83975 An interactive box plot applet that allows users to put in their own data that is part of a large collection of platform independent, interactive, java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics and teacher education. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: Scatterplot http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83976 An interactive scatterplot applet that allows users to put in their own data that is part of a large collection of platform independent, interactive, java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics and teacher education. Microsoft Excel as a Visual [Basic] Teaching and Learning Tool http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=600836 This site shows some of what Microsoft Excel can offer as a programming environment for the creation of interactive teaching and learning tools.The available "interactive" Excel filesPrimarily for Undergraduates in an Experiments-based Course- Demand, supply and equilibrium - Unit tax - Prohibition - Labor market problems - Pollution - Long-run equilibrium - Productivity - Comparative advantage - BargainingPrimarily for More Advanced Microeconomics and Quantitative Work - Comparative statics - Preferences - Isoquants Contract curves - Walrasian equilibrium - Game theory - Statistics and probability - Financial Pure mathematics - Physics f'(x) and f(x) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76554 The applet "What does f '(x) say about f(x)?" illustrates the relationship between a function and its derivative. Flash Animations for Physics http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85267 The resource contains many Flash physics animations covering topics such as chaos, mechanics, vectors, waves, relativity; includes a tutorial on using Flash with mathematical equations to create controlled animations. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76555 The FTC applet assists students in understanding the concept of the area under a curve thus far. Secants and Tangents http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76466 The following applet demonstrates the relationship between secants and tangents, average rate of change and instantaneous rate of change, and average velocity and instantaneous velocity.