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P. Kristöfel, A. Körner, F. Breitenecker, V. Urbonaite:
"An E-Learning Study: Using Maple T.A. to improve the Mathamatic Skills of Students";
Vortrag: EUROSIM 2010 - 7th Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Prague, Czech Republic; 06.09.2010 - 10.09.2010; in: "Proceedings of the 7th Congress on Modelling and Simulation", M. Snorek, Z. Buk, M. Cepek, J. Drchal (Hrg.); Vol.2 Full Papers (2010), ISBN: 978-80-01-04589-3; S. 1204 - 1208.

New students at universities have a widely varying knowledge of mathematics. In this paper we present a blended-learning approach using Maple T.A. to refresh the mathematical knowledge of the new students on the one side, and to teach them enough elementary mathematical skills to be able to follow the elementary applied lectures of different curricula on the other side. The Maple T.A. e-learning platform was used, since it allows for free learning as well as for randomized, supervised tests. In this way the students can specifically train these fields, in which they lack skills, and their progress can be monitored. Although the examples in Maple T.A. can be highly randomized, they can be constructed with this software to guarantee for simple solutions. School students were used to test the software platform beforehand and their feedback was incorporated in the course. After the refreshment course the effectiveness of this approach was evaluated statistically and it was shown, that the knowledge of the students increased significantly.

E-learning, Blended Learning, Mathematic Education