Vector Talk Resources

This page contains resources for our talk:
To the Vector Go the Spoils: Motivating an Introduction to Vectors Using Interactive Computer Graphics
presented at:

• the California Math Conference at Asilomar on December 2, 2000
• the California Math Conference at Palm Springs on November 4, 2001

Please send me e-mail: bic@cgl.ucsf.edu with comments and/or questions.

Presentations:

• Main Slides a pdf file containing the slides of the talk. (You may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader(TM).)
• kinemage file containing the 3D graphics demonstrations. You will need to download a version of "Mage" to view this file. Save this file as "vector.kin" and open it with a Mac or PC verion of Mage.

MacOS Software:

• Teapot Demo: the demonstration of a virtual trackball. This program requires OpenGL which is part of MacOS 9. After you double-click on the start icon, you will get a prompt box. Simply click "OK," and the program will start.
• Mage software: This software runs the 3D interactive demonstration from the presentation.

Windoze Software:

• Teapot Demo: the demonstration of a virtual trackball. Unzip this archive to get the teapot program. (Note: if you don't have an unzip utility, download and install Aladdin Expander (TM).) The accompanying .dll files are needed to support the graphics.
• Mage software: This software runs the 3D interactive demonstration from the presentation.

Java Vector Tools:

• Cross Product: a very nice teaching tool.
• Vector Arithmetic Java Visualization: 2D vector addition, subtraction. You can loadload a standalone version of the program from this site.

General Resources:

• kinemage home page: This site will have the most upto date versions of the MAGE software. It also contains more pointers to interesting kinemage file.
• teapot background: a history of the teapot in the world of computer graphics.