Calculator Videos

Click here to watch a short video showing how to use your TI-83 or TI-84 calculator to find basic statistics (mean, median, quartiles, etc.) for a list of numbers.

Click here to watch a short video showing how to use your TI-83 or TI-84 calculator to draw a boxplot.

Aplia support

Aplia Technical Requirements

Aplia Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
This includes instructions on how to sign on for the first time.

Email-based Support: http://www.aplia.com/support/email_support.jsp

WebAssign support

WebAssign support page

Student Quick Start (creating an account)

Full student manual for WebAssign

Phone Support

Toll free: (800) 955-8275
Local: (919) 829-8181

Student Support Team Hours

Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–10 p.m. ET
Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET
Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. ET
Sunday, 12 p.m.–10 p.m. ET

Graphing Software

3D Calculus Plotter (website, Java-based): A set of plotting tools that are tailored to fit the Vector Calculus curriculum

Virtual TI calculator (freeware, Windows only): To use, first extract the zip file. Then double click on Vti (or Vti.exe) to launch the program.

Winplot (freeware, Windows only): A powerful graphing package developed by Rick Parris, a math instructor at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire

Graphing Calculator: A powerful and easy-to-use graphing and algebra software package developed for the Mac and also available for Windows machines ($40 student price).

Mathematics

www.mathwords.com, an online math dictionary covering beginning algebra through calculus, written and published by me, Bruce Simmons

Khan Academy, a collection of instructional videos helpful for all kinds of beginning and advanced math (and statistics)

Mathworld, an online math dictionary covering advanced topics (calculus and beyond), created by Eric Weisstein and published by Wolfram (publishers of Mathematica®)

WolframAlpha, an online computational engine from Wolfram Research, the makers of Mathematica®.