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COMPUTER TECHNIQUES for Teachers

Pablo Manalastas, PhD


Dept of Info Systems & Computer Science Ateneo de Manila University pmana@admu.edu.ph

Computerized Class Record


One class record per section. Students names. Scores in quizzes, recitations, exams. Miscellaneous notes and observations about each student. Grade computation.

Advantages of Computerized Class Record


Each teacher can maintain own class record. Easy to maintain. Grade computation done by computer. Data can be exported to school-wide database.

Sample Class Record Simple Average


Exam1 Exam2 Exam3 Exam4 Total Average Abad, Jose 79 80 78 82 319 79.8 Burgos, Jaime 95 90 92 94 371 92.8 Cruz, Jemma 85 82 80 83 330 82.5 David, Luisito 77 78 79 77 311 77.8 Edralin, Imee 79 80 82 78 319 79.8 Fernandez, Luis 89 88 86 87 350 87.5 Garcia, Felipa 72 74 73 71 290 72.5

Simple Average Computation


Total F2: =SUM(B2:E2) Average G2: =F2/COUNT(B2:E2)

Sample Class Record Weighted Average


Exam1 Exam2 Exam3 Exam4 Total Average Weights 20 20 20 40 100 Abad, Jose 79 80 78 82 8020 80.2 Burgos, Jaime 95 90 92 94 9300 93.0 Cruz, Jemma 85 82 80 83 8260 82.6 David, Luisito 77 78 79 77 7760 77.6 Edralin, Imee 79 80 82 78 7940 79.4 Fernandez, Luis 89 88 86 87 8740 87.4 Garcia, Felipa 72 74 73 71 7220 72.2

Weighted Average Computation


Totals F2: =SUM(B2:E2) F3: =$B$2*B3+$C$2*C3+$D$2*D3+$E$2*E3 Average G3: =F3/$F$2

Grade Equivalent Table Lookup


Exam1 Exam2 Average Grade Abad, Jose 79 80 79.5 B Burgos, Jaime 95 90 92.5 A Cruz, Jemma 85 82 83.5 B David, Luisito 77 78 77.5 B Edralin, Imee 79 80 79.5 B Fernandez, Luis 89 88 88.5 B+ Garcia, Felipa 72 74 73 C+ LowLim 0.0 50.0 60.0 68.0 76.0 84.0 92.0 Gr F D C C+ B B+ A

Table Lookup Computations


Average D2 =AVERAGE(B2:C2) Letter Grade E2 =VLOOKUP(D2,$G$2:$H$8,2)

Root Guessing in Algebra


Linear and quadratic equations are easy to solve manually. Equations of degree three or higher are difficult to solve. Example: find roots of x^4 +x^3 x^2 3x 6 =0

Advantages of Root Guessing Using Excel


Unlike manual computations, Excel computations are easy and without errors. Many guesses can be quickly tried and either accepted or discarded. Even difficult problems become easy.

Root Guessing Half-Interval Search


F(X)=X^4 + X^3 - X^2 - 3X - 6 X 0 1 2 F(X) -6 -8 8

First Guess Midpoint Guess Second Guess

Formulas for Half-Interval Search


Midpoint Guess B5: =(B4+B6)/2 Function Values F(X)=X^4 + X^3 - X^2 - 3X 6 =(((X+1)*X-1)*X-3)*X 6 C4: =(((B4+1)*B4-1)*B4-3)*B4-6

Root Guessing Newton Raphson Method


Objective: Solve the equation f(x) = 0 Get formula for derivative f (x) Make initial guess x0 Compute next guess x1 = x0 f(x0) / f (x0)

Root Guessing Newton Raphson Method


F(X)=X^4 + X^3 - X^2 - 3X - 6 F'(X)=4x^3 + 3X^2 - 2x - 3 X First Guess 2 Second Guess 1.783784

F(X) 8

F'(X) 37

Formulas for Newton Raphson Method


Function value F(X)=X^4 + X^3 X^2 3X 6 =(((X+1)*X-1)*X-3)*X-6 C4: =(((B4+1)*B4-1)*B4-3)*B4-6 Derivative F(X)=4X^3 + 3X^2 2X 3 D4: =((4*B4+3)*B4-2)*B4-3 Second Guess B5: =B4 C4/D4

Creating Your Own Webpage


Information that you would like to be publicly known can be published through your personal webpage. Convenient, quick and economical method of distributing data.

What Can You Publish on Your Webpage?


Teachers Resume. Stuff for your students: assignments, extra readings, review questions, grade reports, etc. Your publications, writings, notes, etc.

Sample Web Page


<html> <head> <title>Sample Teachers Webpage</title> </head> <body> <h1>Pablos Home Page</h1> <h2>Not for the weak of heart</h2> <h3>This site contains adult material</h3> <hr> <p>While this sample page is quite trivial, it contains the most basic ingredients in a web page</p> </body> </html>

Sample Webpage Display

Lists
<html><head><title>Sample List</title></head> <body><h1>My Christmas List</h1> <ul> <li>New house at Forbes Park <li>Mercedes Benz SLK 180 <li>Sony Digital Camera 4.1M pixels <li>Nokia 9850 Mobile Phone <li>Angelina Jones </ul> </body></html>

List Display

Tables
<html><head><title>Sample Table</title></head> <body><h1>Table of Items to Buy</h1> <table> <tr><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>No</b></td> <td><b>Unit Price</b></td></tr> <tr><td>Blue jeans</td><td>2</td><td>1200.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Polo shirt</td><td>2</td><td>800.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Leather shoes</td><td>1</td><td>1500.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Unmentionables</td><td>4</td><td>200.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Bath accessories</td><td>1</td><td>80.00</td></tr> </table> </body></html>

Table Display

Frames
<html><head><title>Nested Frames</title></head> <frameset cols="40%,*"> <frameset rows="50%,*"> <frame src="frame1.html"> <frame src="frame1.html"> </frameset> <frameset rows="20%,40%,*"> <frame src="frame1.html"> <frame src="frame1.html"> <frame src="frame1.html"> </frameset> </frameset></html>

Frames Display

Forms
<html><head><title>Sample Form</title></head> <body><h1>Sample Survey Form</h1> <p>Please enter your personal data</p><hr> <form action="mailto:pmana@localhost" method="post"> Your name: <input type="text" name="name" size=30 maxlength=80><br><br> Sex: <input type=radio name=sex value="male">male <input type=radio name=sex value="female"> female<br><br> Currently enrolled? <input type=checkbox name=enrolled value="off"><br><br> <input type=submit value="submit form"> </form> <hr></body></html>

Form Display

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