EggMath:
Welcome to EggMath
This is the EggMath version 1.5, a collection
of web modules (including many interactive
applets) covering different topics in
mathematics related to eggs; it is intended for
use in K-12 classrooms, as in the
Chickscope
project at the Beckman Institute.
The current modules deal with:
The Shape of an Egg,
which includes discussions of surfaces of
revolution and methods for drawing ovals in
the plane:
The White/Yolk Theorem
(usually known as the ham sandwich theorem),
which shows how any two regions in the plane
can be equally divided:
Spherical Geometry, which
demonstrates the intrinsic curvature of a
spherical surface
Embryo Calculus, which
examines exponential growth, and the number
e:
EggMath was created by Professors
Steve
Bradlow and
John
Sullivan of the
UIUC Math
Department, with
Stuart
Levy of the
NCSA,
and Brian Klamik.
NEW!
A version of the EggMath web pages for local
installations. Designed for people with slow or
unreliable Internet connections, the
Standalone Edition combines all the
interesting text and applets into one container
for easy installation on remote systems. Currently
available versions:
- .zip file (467K)
- For Windows '95/'98/NT, but also expanable
by many UNIX systems, and Macintosh systems
running Stuffit Expander 5.1.3. We do
not support Windows 3.1/DOS systems.
- .sea file (474K)
- Self-extracting archive for Macintosh
systems only.
- .hqx file (662K)
- Binhexed version of the .sea file. For
Macintosh systems only.
- .tar.gz file (412K)
- GZIP-ed TAR file for UNIX systems. Requires
the GNU gzip utility.
Possibilities for future additions include
adding more to the section on non-Euclidean
geometry (including how to compute surface area
of surfaces of revolution), and adding a module
on topology (how to distinguish an egg from a
donut or a pretzel).
We're always open to other suggestions. Send in
your EGGcelent ideas for future modules by email
to the development team. Of course, you can
always visit the original EggMath
website!