Title :
Mashup approach for embedding algebraic manipulations, formulas and graphs in web pages
Author :
Nakano, Hiroshi ; Nagai, Takayuki ; Yunpeng, Jia ; Wannous, Muhammad ; Kita, Toshihiro
Author_Institution :
Center for Multimedia & Inf. Technol., Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto, Japan
Abstract :
We are developing a system that can embed algebraic manipulations, mathematical formulas and graphs in web pages without any plug-ins by using a mashup approach. The web page loaded from any web sites as a learning management system (or loaded as a local file) can embed algebraic manipulations and visualize mathematical formulas using MathML by accessing an external web application server which provides Maxima´s functions in cross-domain and asynchronous communication, where the Maxima is a free open-source computer algebra program. Our system also provides a function of plotting graphs dynamically by the combination of the Maxima and Flot, where Flot is a JavaScript plotting library for jQuery using HTML 5. We developed a prototype system and applied for several web contents for checking its possibilities.
Keywords :
Web sites; computer aided instruction; management education; mathematics computing; Flot; HTML 5; JavaScript plotting library; MathML; Maxima functions; Web pages; Web sites; algebraic manipulations; graphs; jQuery; learning management system; mashup approach; mathematical formulas; open-source computer algebra program; Conferences; Ecosystems; Engineering education; HTML5; Mashups; Maxima; algebraic manipulation; cross domain; flot; formulas; graph; jQuery;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-642-2
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773214