Wortel TUE

Wortel TU/e is a project whose primary aim is to smoothen the transition from high school mathematics to university mathematics in a systematic way, and with the latest insights and techniques. Wortel TU/e provides web based material based on MathDox software to locate students' deficiences, teaching material, and test material. More precisely, Wortel TU/e focuses on:

  • Online interactive material for the upper grades in high schools, and for university freshmen, mainly in the areas of calculus and linear algebra.
  • Online examination and exercise material, provided with a feedback mechanism for instructors.

In particular, wortel TU/e offers:

  • Online material for highschools
    Wortel TU/e provides online interactive material for highschools, in addition to the regular highschool mathematics material. On the one hand it intends to motivate students with the possible ambition to take up a study for which sound mathematical knowledge is required. On the other hand it is intended to enable prospective students to familarize themselves with the precise basic requirements for mathematical courses. In this way, students are stimulated to take an active role in their preparation for university.
  • Online freshman courses
    In the same vein basic lecture material like calculus and linear algebra courses, and possibly others, will be set up, with extensive cross referencing within all of Wortel TU/e's material.
  • Exercises and tests
    All material comes with extensive interactive exercises and testing possibilities: both open and closed questions. To verify students' input, the Wortel TU/e system makes use of computer algebra systems, such as GAP, Maxima, WIRIS, Maple, and Mathematica (By the way, users are not aware of the presence of these systems. In particular, no specific knowledge of such systems is required of the students.) Wortel TU/e also aims at incorporating tests to find out students' mathematical weaknesses. In particular, these diagnostic tests will pinpoint the weak spots and refer the user to Wortel TU/e material covering the corresponding mathematics.