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Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Mathematics on Pocket PCs ICTCM – 2002 Orlando, FL. Russ Herman, Mathematics and Statistics Gabriel G. Lugo, Mathematics and Statistics University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Outline of Presentation PPC History at UNCW PPC History at UNCW Handheld and Pocket PCs Handheld and Pocket PCs Pocket PC Software for Science and Mathematics Pocket PC Software for Science and Mathematics Student Assessment with PPC Student Assessment with PPC Student Response System Student Response System Future Developments Future Developments If Pocket PCs are the next wave of the future, then can we do useful mathematics on them?

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW PPC History at UNCW The Players The Players Philosophy Philosophy Funding Funding

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Pocket PC History at UNCW Multi-disciplinary team - technology projects since Multi-disciplinary team - technology projects since Funded by Pearson Education and UNCW to explore handheld computer technology for teaching science and mathematics. Funded by Pearson Education and UNCW to explore handheld computer technology for teaching science and mathematics.

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Initial work done with Hewlett- Packard Jornada 690 and 720 handheld computers Initial work done with Hewlett- Packard Jornada 690 and 720 handheld computers Pocket PC History Wireless networks installed in the chemistry, math, and computer science buildings Wireless networks installed in the chemistry, math, and computer science buildings

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Numina II Project Internal seed grant to study the use of the Pocket PC vs. the handheld PC. Internal seed grant to study the use of the Pocket PC vs. the handheld PC. Is it possible to do serious college-level work on PPC? Is it possible to do serious college-level work on PPC? What additional hardware and software are needed to make the PPC a viable option for students and faculty? What additional hardware and software are needed to make the PPC a viable option for students and faculty?

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Handheld and Pocket PCs Models Models – Handheld PC - HP 720 – Pockect PC - HP 568 Wireless Networking Wireless Networking Classroom Distribution Classroom Distribution

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW StrongArm CPU (206 MHz)StrongArm CPU (206 MHz) 32 MB RAM 32 MB RAM 640 x 240 Color Display 640 x 240 Color Display Compact Flash Type I & PC Card Type II Slots Compact Flash Type I & PC Card Type II Slots RS232C Serial & IrDA ports, 115Kbps RS232C Serial & IrDA ports, 115Kbps 56k Modem 56k Modem 9-Hour Li-ion Battery 9-Hour Li-ion Battery MS HPC2000 v. 3 OS MS HPC2000 v. 3 OS HP Jornada 720 Handheld Computers

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Intel StrongArm CPU (206 MHz) Intel StrongArm CPU (206 MHz) 64 MB RAM 64 MB RAM 240 x 360 color display 240 x 360 color display Compact Flash slot Compact Flash slot 14-hour Li-ion battery 14-hour Li-ion battery Pocket PC 2002 OS Pocket PC 2002 OS MS Pocket Office suite MS Pocket Office suite Internet Explorer Internet Explorer HP Jornada 568 Pocket PC

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW b Standards-based network b Standards-based network 150’ range around access point (indoors) 150’ range around access point (indoors) 11 Mbps throughput 11 Mbps throughput Network access from anywhere in the building Network access from anywhere in the building Wireless Networks

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Pocket PCs are distributed to students in class Pocket PCs are distributed to students in class PPCs are stored on “charging” carts PPCs are stored on “charging” carts Classroom Distribution Pocket PCs Handheld PCs

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Software for Mathematics General Applications General Applications Calculators Calculators Graphing Utilities Graphing Utilities Symbolic Software Symbolic Software Data Acquisition Data Acquisition Other Applications Other Applications

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Reads and writes standard MS Word (.doc) documents Reads and writes standard MS Word (.doc) documents Will read and display sub/super- scripts but will not create them Will read and display sub/super- scripts but will not create them No support for tables No support for tables No Equation Editor No Equation Editor MS Pocket Word

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Reads and writes standard MS Excel (.xls) documents Reads and writes standard MS Excel (.xls) documents Does not support graphing Does not support graphing Will not allow non-consecutive column selection Will not allow non-consecutive column selection No statistical routines No statistical routines MS Pocket Excel

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Supports Supports – standard HTML – JPEG and GIF – embedded Media Player – Flash 5 (on PPC) Limited to No Support Limited to No Support – Animated GIFs (none on PPC) – Java support (very limited) MS Pocket Internet Explorer

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Acrobat Reader Supports Supports – WMF audio and video – MP3 – streaming video Embeds in Pocket IE Embeds in Pocket IE MS Pocket Media Player

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Only on HP products Only on HP products Supports algebraic and RPN operation Supports algebraic and RPN operation Has no trigonometric functions Has no trigonometric functions Omnisolve Scientific Calculator

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Graphing Utilities PTab Ptab Sample on Casio BE 300 running Windows CE.Net => AutoGraph

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Most of the graphing functions of a TI graphing calculator Most of the graphing functions of a TI graphing calculator Easier to use than a calculator due to the pen-based interface Easier to use than a calculator due to the pen-based interface Will export data to Excel Will export data to Excel MRI Graphing Calculator

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW MRI Graphing Calculator

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW MRI Graphing Calculator – HP 568

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Developed at UNCW in eVB Developed at UNCW in eVB Adds graphing capability to Pocket Excel Adds graphing capability to Pocket Excel Graphs can be pasted into Pocket Word Graphs can be pasted into Pocket Word GraphData

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW HP 720 – Initial Platform

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW HP 568 Platform

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Symbolic Software Almost no WinCE Software Almost no WinCE Software Old MS-DOS Programs Old MS-DOS Programs – Derive 1.53 – Mathcad 2.0 – Matlab – Musimp – …….. Dos Shots

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Derive v on HP 720

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Derive v on HP 568

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Other Software XPlore Mumath

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW MathCad 2.5

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Matlab Fractint

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Math Xpander

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW LaTeX on WinCE

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Maxima on WinCE

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW gnuplot on WinCE

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Spectral Analysis PPFft An ActiveX Control for custom EVB / eVC++ applications requiring basic signal processing functions! Handheld Audio Spectrum Analyzer (HASA) 2.1

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Formulae 1

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Formulae 1

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Fluid Reader Max

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Euclid

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW 12-bit DATAQ system 12-bit DATAQ system Numerous probes Numerous probes Serial interface or CF+ unit Serial interface or CF+ unit Software runs on HPC, PPC, and desktop computers Software runs on HPC, PPC, and desktop computers Data Harvest DATAQ System

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Data Harvest System on HP 720 … More Saturday at 10 am Inverse Problems for Vibrating Beams

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW MapleV and Geometer’s Sketchpad - Cassiopeia

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Software for Science eBooks eBooks Periodic Table Periodic Table Hyperchem Hyperchem

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW eBook Chemistry Textbook Chemistry: The Central Science 8 th Ed. Chemistry: The Central Science 8 th Ed. Prentice-Hall Publishers Prentice-Hall Publishers HTML format – entirely editable HTML format – entirely editable Textbook accessed via the Web Textbook accessed via the Web

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Colorful periodic table display Colorful periodic table display Displays 14 properties of each element Displays 14 properties of each element Will create plots of the periodic trends of elements Will create plots of the periodic trends of elements ChemRef Advanced

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Pen-based interface Pen-based interface MM+ and Semi-Empirical MM+ and Semi-Empirical Build molecules Build molecules Optimize geometries Optimize geometries Explore properties of molecules Explore properties of molecules Pocket Hyperchem from Hypercube – View and rotate molecules – Measure bond angles and bond lengths – View molecules in different renderings

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Student Assessment with PPC Sample Quizzes Sample Quizzes Lab Usage Lab Usage

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Sample Quiz Questions

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Results T-Test for Subtotal 1: X 1AVG = 4.3 X 2AVG = 3.7 N 1 = 65 N 2 = 49 t = 2.27 df = 112 p (two-tail) = VSEPR Questions

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Gas Law Questions Results T-Test for Subtotal 1: X 1AVG = 4.3 X 2AVG = 3.7 N 1 = 65 N 2 = 49 t = 2.27 df = 112 p (two-tail) = VSEPR Questions T-Test for Subtotal 2: X 1AVG = 0.91 X 2AVG = 0.94 N 1 = 65 N 2 = 49 t = df = 112 p (two-tail) = 0.810

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Deliver images, video, and animations during regular paper- and-pencil tests Deliver images, video, and animations during regular paper- and-pencil tests Administer complete quizzes online delivered as Web forms Administer complete quizzes online delivered as Web forms Gather whole-class data using the Pocket PC as part of the Student Response System (SRS) Gather whole-class data using the Pocket PC as part of the Student Response System (SRS) Student Assessment with the Pocket PC

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Entire quizzes/tests administered on the PPC (HPC) Entire quizzes/tests administered on the PPC (HPC) Ude multimedia and network capabilities of the device Ude multimedia and network capabilities of the device Presenting one question per screen is the most effective format - limits the amount of scrolling Presenting one question per screen is the most effective format - limits the amount of scrolling Student Assessment with the Pocket PC

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Numina II Student Response System Web-based System Web-based System Example Interfaces Example Interfaces Use in Math? Use in Math?

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Numina II Student Response System Interactive classroom questioning Interactive classroom questioning Completely Web-based Completely Web-based Anonymous Student feedback Anonymous Student feedback Data available for later analysis Data available for later analysis

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Numina II SRS –Instructor View

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Numina II SRS - Student Interfaces

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Numina II SRS – Student Interfaces

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Development Platforms Development Platforms – embedded VB, C++ – Macromedia Flash Classroom Simulations Classroom Simulations What is next? What is next?

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Macromedia Flash

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Software Development for Numina II Molecular Animator (states of matter, vapor pressure, phase diagrams, etc.) Molecular Animator (states of matter, vapor pressure, phase diagrams, etc.) Kinetics Simulator Kinetics Simulator Equilibrium Simulator Equilibrium Simulator Data Analysis Module Data Analysis Module Data Acquisition Software & Hardware Data Acquisition Software & Hardware

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Next platform?

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Crusoe 0.13 micron TM5800 processor at up to 1GHz Crusoe 0.13 micron TM5800 processor at up to 1GHz 10GB hard drive 10GB hard drive 256MB memory 256MB memory four inch, high-resolution super bright VGA color LCD four inch, high-resolution super bright VGA color LCD Synaptics touchscreen Synaptics touchscreen Advanced lithium polymer battery Advanced lithium polymer battery 1394 FireWire, USB, audio out, OQO-link docking connector, microphone 1394 FireWire, USB, audio out, OQO-link docking connector, microphone Built in and Bluetooth wireless networking Built in and Bluetooth wireless networking 4.1" x 2.9" x 0.9" / 105mm x 74mm x 22mm; less than 9 oz. / 250 grams 4.1" x 2.9" x 0.9" / 105mm x 74mm x 22mm; less than 9 oz. / 250 grams OQO - smallest WindowsXP computer

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Acknowledgements National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation Pearson EducationPearson Education UNCWUNCW College of Arts and SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences Division of Academic AffairsDivision of Academic Affairs Information Technology Systems DivisionInformation Technology Systems Division Project Funding

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Acknowledgements Department of ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry Dr. Dick WardDr. Dick Ward Dr. Jimmy ReevesDr. Jimmy Reeves Dr. Barbara HeathDr. Barbara Heath Mathematics and StatisticsMathematics and Statistics Dr. Gabriel LugoDr. Gabriel Lugo Dr. Russ HermanDr. Russ Herman Computer ScienceComputer Science Dr. Ron VetterDr. Ron Vetter And a wealth of students!And a wealth of students! Collaborators

Project Numina II UNCW UNCW Thank you! Russ Herman, Gabriel G. Lugo, Mathematics on Pocket PCs - Links Links