Java for the Teacher Computer programs that instruct

A collection of Java computer programs specifically designed by junior and senior high school students to demonstrate classroom content. Over the course of the year, students will write computer programs to display topics that will help the teacher teach. For example,

• Mathematics
  • Algebra II – Display the Fibonacci Sequence up to the sum of 10,000  by Stephen W. Teacher: Mrs. Catherine McQuone, Florida State University School Tallahassee, FL
  • Algebra II - Display the sum of 1/x where x = 1 to 25 by Elliott P.   Teacher: Mrs. Catherine McQuone, Florida State University School Tallahassee, FL
• Physics
  • Projectile motion Create a 3 column table of Initial Velocity, Time it takes to reach the maximum height and the Maximum Vertical Distances of a Projectile tossed at 1 meter per second up to 100 m/s.   by Stephen W. Teacher: Mrs. Catherine McQuone, Florida State University School Tallahassee, FL
• Physics Challenge Create a 3 column Table of Horizontal and Vertical Distances of a Projectile tossed at 0, 1, 2, … 90 degrees.
• Students, 250 miles apart, connect and share Java over the Internet! Mrs. Hale, Lecanto High School, Lecanto, Florida
• Challenge from Mrs. Reddig, Warwick High School, Lititz, PA

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

Java teachers are invited to have their students participate in 

1. writing programs that teach or demonstrate classroom concepts

2. augmenting programs that are already found here

3. challenging other students with a programming idea that you have

4. demonstrating results of these programs to teachers in your school who do not know how to program. Let us know their response.

Directions for teacher participation:

1. Teachers, send your ideas or programs to Cathy McQuone Florida State University School, Tallahassee, FL

2. Include the teachers' name, school and complete mailing address and e-mail address. Include the student's first name and first initial of last name. See the format of programs already on this site.

3. Attach Notepad files to your email.

Directions for using programs on this site:

1. Cut and paste the program into Notepad or your favorite program. Compile and run it.

2. In order to copy the results, highlight the text you want to be displayed. Right-click on the menu bar at the top of the command prompt window. Select copy. Open a Notepad or Word file and Select paste.

Sponsored by Mrs. McQuone and the FSUS Oracle Internet students at Florida State University School, Tallahassee, FL.  

For more information about the Oracle Internet Academy, visit http://academy.oracle.com/

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