The University of Georgia

Department of Mathematics and Science Education

Program in Mathematics Education

Welcome to John Olive's Home Page

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Professor John Olive is one of the principal investigators of 

Questions about these projects can be directed to him.

John is also a member of the LPSL.

Current Courses
EMAT 9640 Spring 2008

Previous Courses

EMAT 3500 Fall 2007

EMAT 8990 FYDS 2007

EMAT 6700 Maymester 2007

EMAT 3500 Spring 2007

EMAT 3500 Fall 2006

EMAT 6700 Maymester 2006

EMAT 3500 Spring 2006

EMAT 3500 Fall 2005

EMAT 6700 Maymester 2005

EMAT 4500/6500 Spring 2005

EMAT 3500 Fall 2004

EMAT 3500 Fall 2003

EMAT 9640 Spring 2003

EMAT 3400 Fall 2002

EMAT 3500 Fall 2002

EMAT 6200 Summer 2002

EMAT 4680 Fall 2000

EMAT 4680 Spring 1999

EMT 468 Spring 1998

EMT 468 Spring 1997

EMT 705 Summer 1996


Recent Articles

TIME 2000 Dynamic Geometry Presentation (New Zealand)

Plenary Paper for the  Portuguese Mathematics Education Research Conference, May 2000

Computer Tools for Interactive Mathematical Activity in the Elementary School

Balancing a Quadrilateral

Creating Airfoils from Circles: The Joukowski Transformation

Multiplicative Operations on Fractions using TIMA Microworlds


Tools for Interactive Mathematical Activity (TIMA)
Software developed through the Fractions Project

Java versions of TIMA: Bars have been developed with funding from the Eisenhower Higher Education program.  Beta versions are now available for testing on Power Macs running systems 8.1- 9.2 with the MRJ 2.1 or higher installed, and on Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT machines with the JRE 1.1.7 or 1.1.8. (Click here to download the JRE 1.1.8 for Windows) . (See NEW! below for most up-to-date installers for Mac OS X and Windows XP)

Educators are welcome to use JavaBars for testing, teaching or research purposes.  No license is required.

NEW! Download version for Mac OS X (10.2 & 10.4 -- does not work with v. 10.3), Windows XP, Linux or other UNIX machines.

Click on the appropriate link below for your platform:

Mac OS X
Windows XP
Linux
Other UNIX machines
Generic Java

Download JavaBars for the Classic Mac (OS 9)

Download JavaBars for Windows 95-2000 (using JRE 1.1.8)

Coming soon! A Chinese version of JavaBars for those who have a Chinese Language version of Mac OS, Windows, Linux or other UNIX machines.  This version was compiled by Ching-Hua Chien from Taiwan.
 

Brief instructions for operating JavaBars can be downloaded in Rich Text Format from the following link:
Download JavaBars Instructions .
A manual for operating JavaBars (written by Dr. Heide Wiegel) can be downloaded by clicking on the following link.  It is a Word 98 document. Download JavaBars Reference Manual .
Sample activities
written by Dr. Wiegel (as part of an Eisenhower-funded workshop with Middle Grades teachers) can also be downloaded as a Word 98 document: Download JavaBars Activities.

Dr. Barry Biddlecomb programmed JavaBars.  Please address any queries concerning use of JavaBars to Dr. John Olive.

downloads so far.

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Email: jolive@uga.edu

Link to the Mathematics Education Program page.