REVIEW OF MATHEMATICS SOFTWARE FOR POCKET PC'S ICTCM 2004 New Orleans.

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REVIEW OF MATHEMATICS SOFTWARE FOR POCKET
PC'SICTCM 2004
New Orleans.

• Russ Herman, Mathematics and Statistics
• Gabriel G. Lugo, Mathematics and Statistics
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Outline

• Pocket PCs
• Review Some Software
• Calculators
• Spreadsheets
• Graphing Utilities
• Symbolic Software
• Standard Applications
• Multimedia Applications
• Programming
• OS
• Client-Server Applications
• Data Acquisition
• Demonstations

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What is a Pocket PC?

• Features
• Models

Need info about pocket pcs and typical
models/prices
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Math Software
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Other Applications
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Programming Systems
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UNCW Student
MS Applications

• MS Pocket Word
• Reads and writes standard MSWord (.doc)
  documents
• Will not create sub/super-scripts
• No support for tables
• No Equation Editor
• MS Pocket Excel
• Does not support graphing
• Will not allow non-consecutivecolumn selection
• No statistical routines

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DOS Applications - Derive v. 1.53
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Calculators

• RDCalc
• HP
• MRI
• Math Tablet
• Pocket Atlantis

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RDCalc
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RDCalc Extras
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MRI Graphing Calculator
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Pocket Atlantis
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Pocket Atlantis contd
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Space Time 1.6
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Spreadsheets
PDA Graphix

• PDA Graphix
• AutoGraph
• Ptab

AutoGraph
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Graphing

• Vinny Graph
• Gnuplot
• Spacetime
• GraphData

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Vinny Graph 4.0
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Graph Data
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Gnuplot
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Computer Algebra Systems

• Math Xpander
• Maxima
• Formulae 1
• Euclid
• qdCAS

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Math Xpander
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Formulae 1
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Euclid
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Maxima on WinCE
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Miscellaneous Applications

• Spectral Analysis
• Hand DEE SA
• Pocket RTA
• Pocket Oscillator
• Fractal Applications
• IFS
• Logic
• Hyperchem

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Spectral Analysis
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Pocket RTA
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LaTeX on WinCE
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Pocket Hyperchem from Hypercube

• Pen-based interface
• MM and Semi-Empirical
• Build molecules
• Optimize geometries
• Explore properties of molecules

• View and rotate molecules
• Measure bond angles and bond lengths
• View molecules in different renderings

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IFS Iterated Function Systems
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EG1 - Logic
Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens
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EG1 - Tables
Assertion Table only shows rows in which all
assertions are true. Here is Modus Ponens from
which only B true (0) can be concluded.
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EG1 Apples and Oranges
Several Variables with many characters
The Assertion Table only lists rows in which
conjunction of expressions is true.
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Special Programming Environments

• LISP
• Scheme
• Python
• Flash

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Console Applications
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Macromedia Flash
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Data Acquisition Data Harvest DATAQ System

• 12-bit DATAQ system
• Numerous probes
• Serial interface or CF unit
• Software runs on HPC, PPC, and desktop computers

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Client-Server Applications

• SRS
• NetOP
• Citrix

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Numina Student Response System

• Interactive classroom questioning
• Completely Web-based
• Anonymous Student feedback
• Data available for later analysis

http//aa.uncwil.edu/numina/srs
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Citrix Maple and MathCAD
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NetOP
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Demonstrations

• NetOP
• Citrix
• ???

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Acknowledgements
Collaborators

• Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Dick Ward, Dr. Jimmy Reeves
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Dr. Gabriel Lugo
• Dr. Russ Herman
• Computer Science
• Dr. Ron Vetter
• Students

Project Funding

• National Science Foundation
• Pearson Education
• UNCW
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Division of Academic Affairs
• Information Technology Systems Division

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Thank you!
Mathematics on Pocket PCshttp//people.uncw.edu/h
ermanr/TechFiles/PPCMathSite.htm

• Russ Herman, hermanr_at_uncw.edu
• Gabriel G. Lugo, lugo_at_uncw.edu