Interactive web portals in mathematics

Abstract

Many of the recent problems in higher education (less contact seminars, the heterogeneity and the increasing number of our students) call for new instructional methods. At University of Szeged we have developed a mathematical web portal which can offer a solution for such problems among the changing circumstances. This freely available, easy-to-use web-surface supports interactive mathematical problem-solving and student self assessment. Our computer program cooperates with a lot of free software (computer algebra systems, formula parsers, converters, word processors). WebMathematics Interactive has been available for the public since June 2002 on its web page http://wmi.math.u-szeged.hu.

WMI2: interactive mathematics on the web

“…In 2003 we wrote a first report about the start of the WMI project [18] at the University of Szeged. Now our second article shows that our continuous work of the last years has raised into an international consensus.…”