Thursday, February 26, 2009

0226WarmUp

Ever dream of being a transportation engineer? This little app may help: http://www.traffic-simulation.de/

How about a doctor? Look at these: http://tr.anest.ufl.edu/simulations/cv/ and
http://www.simanest.org/

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dmac

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

0225WarmUp

Sims? One last time!

Look at some scientific sims @ http://www.myphysicslab.com/

Look at some medical simulations @ http://vam.anest.ufl.edu/simulations/simulationportfolio.php

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dmac

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

022409WarmUp

Did you like those sims yesterday?

Here's some more!

Check it out @ http://probability.ca/jeff/java/index.html.

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dmac

Monday, February 23, 2009

0223WarmUp

Welcome back from vacation!

Today, the warmup involves simulations.

What is a simulation? Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation.

How is a computer simulation different?

View some examples of computer simulation @ http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html.

Keep in mind that each of these simulations were were designed and developed by a computer programmer!

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dmac

Friday, February 13, 2009

021309WarmUp

Think personal computers have been around for a long time?

Behold, the history of personal computing, before your very eyes!

Step into the wayback machine and visit an online computer museum @ http://www.digibarn.com/collections/index.html#collection.

Find the funkiest computer and tell me about it.

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dmac

Thursday, February 12, 2009

0212WarmUp

If you had a chance to change the world, how would you? Google wants to know!

It's called Project 10 to the 1ooth--check it out at http://www.project10tothe100.com/why.html.

Find out how it works @ http://www.project10tothe100.com/how_it_works.html.

Any questions, look @ http://www.project10tothe100.com/faq.html

Leave a comment telling me how you'd change the world.

dmac

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

0211WarmUp

"The importance of the Internet in a teenager's life increases with every day that goes by. Teenagers are starting to use the Internet in a myriad of ways, which range from doing schoolwork to transporting themselves halfway around the world."

So says David Thelen, a high school sophomore from Michigan who has recently begun publishing his work in Internet E-Zines.

Read the entire article @ http://www.4teachers.org/kidspeak/thelan/index.shtml.

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dmac