Archive for September, 2006

Mathlets

Mathlets are Java applets for teaching Mathematics. At least that is what I thought when I first encountered them in JOMA. Looks as if there is more to to Mathlets than Java. Here are some useful resources.

My first encounter with Mathlets from a JOMA article. This got me a bit curious. So I Googled Mathlets. Here are a few interesting links.

Mathlets for Exploration

Flash Mathlets

Mathlets for Discrete Mathematics

MIT Courseware Mathlets 

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Palindromic Numbers

This is based on a discussion in Python in Education discussion group. Hugh Stewart from Australia pointed out his efforts to develop a Python program for generating palindromic numbers. From the links he provided in the forum, here are some snippets

Palindromic numbers receive most attention in the realm of recreational mathematics. A typical problem asks for numbers that possess a certain property and are palindromic. For instance,

source: Palnidromic Numbers from Wikipedia

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