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Learning About Geometry with Kig on Ubuntu Linux
Teachers seeking a way to help students explore geometric constructs in an easy to learn plotting environment might like Kig. Part of the KDE Education Project, this application is designed to (from the Kig documentation):
1. Allow students to interactively explore mathematical figures and concepts using the computer.
2. Serve as a WYSIWYG tool for drawing mathematical figures and including them in other documents.
Both of these goals are accomplished quite well; I found Kig to be easy to use, full-featured, and fun. Here’s a screenshot with a line vector, an ellipse, and an arc. Read the rest of this entry »
