Dynamic Geometry software [was: Re: Suggestions for Edubuntu Syllabus?]

[Susan Addington]

Thanks; I'll check it out.

I did look at many of the free dynamic geometry programs I found  
listed on Wikipedia. The great thing about Geogebra is its  
integration of algebra and geometry: you can move a point with the  
mouse, or by typing in different coordinates. In this respect it's  
better than Geometer's Sketchpad and Cabri. Now if it only had a  
table window as well, it would be perfect.

On Feb 27, 2006, at 7:01 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:

> You may also be interested in kig, which is already in ubuntu, and is
> freely redistributable (no java dependencies):
>
> [admin at hollywood ~]$ apt-cache show kig | grep ^\
>  Kig is an application for interactive geometry.  It is intended to  
> serve
>  two purposes:
>  .
>   - to allow students to interactively explore mathematical figures  
> and
>     concepts using the computer;
>   - to serve as a WYSIWYG tool for drawing mathematical figures and
>     including them in other documents.
>  .
>  With this program you can do geometry on a computer just like you  
> would
>  on a blackboard in a classroom.  However, the program allows you  
> to move
>  and change parts of a geometrical drawing so that you can see how  
> the other
>  parts change as a result.
>  .
>  Kig supports loci and user-defined macros.  It also supports imports
>  and exports to/from foreign file formats including Cabri, Dr. Geo,  
> KGeo,
>  KSeg and XFig.
>  .
>  This package is part of the official KDE edutainment module.
> [admin at hollywood ~]$
>
> 	--dkg
>
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Susan Addington
saddingt at csusb.edu, susan.addington at earthlink.net
Math Department, California State University, San Bernardino

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