College of Business and Economics, Longwood University

Division of Science and Mathematics, University of the Virgin Islands

Welcome to the download center. This page is inspired by the papers "Creating Your Own Interactive Computer-Based Algebra Teaching Tools: A NO Programming Zone" published in Contemportary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education and "Building Persnalized Interactive Computer-Based Non-Linear Algebra Tutorials" published in the NCTM Mathematics Teacher Journal (May 2007) by Drs. Ron McPherson (Longwood University) and Velma Tyson (University of the Virgin Islands). The purpose of this web site is to act as a clearing house for contributed tools. The links below can be used to download zip archive files that contain submitted tools. They have been submitted by both the paper authors and other interested parties. If after using any of these tools you are motivated to create your own interactive tools please see the papers for help. The papers detail instructions for creating interactive mathematics teaching tools using common spreadsheet applications. No programming is required to create any of these tools. Then please share your tool by submitting it for posting by emailing the tool as an attachment to Ron McPherson at mcphersonrf@longwood.edu. Please, so proper credit may be given, include in the email your contact information, the purpose of the tutorial, and the type of spreadsheet used.

The archives below contain the tools listed. The author, spreadsheet type used, and submission date are given for each tutorial listed in an archive. You will need a copy of WINZIP to extract the tools from each archive. We the authors of this web site make no claim as to the correctness of any of these tools or what they may do to your computer. Each submitted spreadsheet tool was scanned with MaAfee and F-Prot anti-virus programs before including them in the archive. It is highly recommended that you virus scan any archive downloaded before extracting files from it, and in addition virus scan the files extracted before using them. Using any of these interactive tools is at your own risk.

Archive of Tools From CITE Paper

Tutorial	Author	Affiliation	Spreadsheet Used	Submission Date
Equation of a Straight Line	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Feb. 11, 2005
Equation of an Exponential Function	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Feb. 11, 2005
Equation of a Parabola	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Feb. 11, 2005
Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Feb. 11, 2005

Archive of Tools From NCTM paper

Tutorial	Author	Affiliation	Spreadsheet Used	Submission Date
General Non-Linear Template	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Updated May 2, 2007
General Non-Linear Template (With Fixed Location Axes Titles)	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Updated May 2, 2007
Equation of a Three-Term Polynomial	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Apr. 21, 2006
Tool For Activity 1	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Apr. 21, 2006
Equations of Cost and Revenue	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Jan. 13, 2006
Equations of a Three Term Polynomial and a Straight Line	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Apr. 21, 2006

Bonus Tools

Tutorial	Author	Affiliation	Spreadsheet Used	Submission Date
Equation of a Circle	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	Feb. 11, 2005
Normal Density Function	McPherson & Tyson	Longwood University and University of the Virgin Islands	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	April 21, 2006
Asymptotes	Rick Treadway	Flagstaff Middle School	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	April 29, 2006
Equations of Trig Functions	McPherson & Sherry Craig	Longwood University and Topeka, KS.	MS Excel 2000 for Windows	May 2, 2007

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Dr. Ronald McPherson Associate Professor of Computer Information Management Systems Longwood University

Dr. Velma Tyson Professor of Mathematics University of the Virgin Islands

This site was last updated May 2, 2007