http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:03 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:03 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=741320 math911 contains step by step tutorials in Introductory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, PreCalculus and Introductory Statistics. The given link is to the setup file. After setup, you should see a math911 icon on the desktop. Click on the icon to run math911. Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 users might need to right click and in the drop down list select 'Run As Administrator.'To set up a grade report file you will be asked to enter your name, birth date (or any other date) and select a course.A grade report file will be created (FLmmdd.mdb where F=first initial, L=last initial, mmdd= month and date). Grades are saved AUTOMATICALLY to this file..Select a chapter, then a lesson and a problem will appear.For a tutorial: You can step through the solution (click See Solution, See All Steps, See Next Step, etc.)To answer: Type the answer and press ENTER Only correct answers count. Wrong answers are ignored !If your answer is incorrect: Click on See All Steps, See Next Step, etc.Use the up/down arrows to enter exponents and move between the numerator and denominator of a fraction. There are up to 8 levels for each lesson and all the types of problems for you to master AlgebraIMPORTANT. math911 is activated for Introductory Algebra. For full activation to other courses, RIGHT click on the ABOUT button and enter the code: essex.Once fully activated you can switch back and forth to the other courses.Math911 is continuously updated. For technical help please call Professor Martin Weissman 347-528-7837 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682830 'Soulver is the essential app for doing quick calculations and figuring stuff out on the iPad. Write out calculations line by line on the notepad on the left, and the answers are displayed instantly on the right. All your work is visible all the time, and you can go back and change any line. It's like doing math on paper, except the calculator is part of the page. Soulver is unique in that it allows you to use words alongside your numbers, so your calculations actually make sense. It's great for shopping (discounts, totals), or just about any day-to-day calculations. It's so easy to play around with different scenarios, figure out profit margins, and compare different options lines by line.Soulver displays a total of all your lines, and your work is automatically saved, which is perfect for keeping track of daily expenses, budgeting and travelling. 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You can also do currency conversions.Once you try Soulver, you'll never want to use a traditional calculator again.FEATURES:- Refined, clean interface for doing quick calculations.- Do calculations naturally over multiple lines; edit any part of them.- Use words alongside your numbers so they make sense.- Do calculations and conversions with different currencies.- A custom keyboard designed for doing quick math with big pressable buttons. - Keyboard displays more advanced features in landscape mode.- Multiline calculations where you can refer to the results of previous lines.- Automatically saves your work for later reference, and includes multi-document support.- Send beautifully formatted emails of your calculations from within Soulver.- Sync your documents to the iPhone version of Soulver, and your Mac, using Dropbox.'This app costs $2.99 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=673048 ״Enjoy a new and great dice rolling experience!This easy to use dice game offers hours upon hours of dice rolling fun. Perfect your dice rolling skills. Just a flick of your wrist will set the dice in motion. It may even reveal a new lucky number or, if you're on a roll, tons of lucky numbers!Features:* Realistic dice rolling sounds* Easy to use* Fantastic 3D animations* Roll up to 6 dice at a time!״This app costs $0.99 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=673051 ״An electronic laboratory for exploring probability. Flip a coin, spin a spinner, roll a die from one to thousands of times, and examine results in a table, bar chart, pie chart, or innovative line graph. Challenge your intuition about random events: you may be surprised!״This app costs $0.99 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=673053 ״A Coin Toss simulator. Just slide your finger from the bottom to the top, and the coin will spin and decide your fate. Complete with sound effects and 3D graphics!While the coin is spinning, touch with two fingers to pause it, and you can then tilt the iPhone around to take a look at the coin in 3D. Touch with 2 fingers again to resume. Supports In-App Purchase to download more coin packs like all US State Quarters, or Euros. There is even an In-App Purchase item to enable creating your own coins!״This is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=673113 ״Remember the Star Trek computer? It's finally happening--with Wolfram|Alpha. Building on 25 years of development led by Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram|Alpha has rapidly become the world's definitive source for instant expert knowledge and computation.Across thousands of domains--with more continually added--Wolfram|Alpha uses its vast collection of algorithms and data to compute answers and generate reports for you.Parts of Wolfram|Alpha are used in the Apple Siri Assistant; this app gives you access to the full power of the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine. Domains covered by Wolfram|Alpha include:MATHEMATICSElementary MathNumbersPlottingAlgebraMatricesCalculusGeometryTrigonometryDiscrete MathNumber TheoryApplied MathLogic FunctionsDefinitionsSTATISTICS & DATA ANALYSISDescriptive StatisticsRegressionStatistical DistributionsProbabilityThis app costs $1.99 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=564968 On this site, students can practice classifying statistics problems. They first click to check the statistical methods that they want to practice classifying. Then they click the "Submit" button to get a description of a research project that involves a statistical technique. Students then click on the technique that will most likely be used in the project. If they choose the incorrect answer, they must read the hint and try again. When they get something correct, they click on the "Next" button to try another problem. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=439749 This tool allows students to test their knowledge of levels of measurement in game-like enviroment similar to "Who Wants to be a Millionaire.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=238901 This activity enables students to learn about confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for a population mean. It focuses on the t-distribution, the assumptions for using it, and graphical displays. The activity also focuses on how to interpretations a confidence interval, a p-value, and a hypothesis test. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=238910 This activity explains the important features of a distribution: shape, center, spread, and unusual features. It also covers how to determine the difference between mean and median, and their respective measures of spread, as well as when to apply them to a particular distribution. Graphical displays such as: histograms and boxplots are also introduced in this activity. The corresponding data set for this activity is found at the following web address: http://www.causeweb.org/repository/ACT/food.txt