Geometry Visualization: 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D Objects with Computer Graphics

Presenter: Hui Te ?Brian? Lee

Advisor: Dr. Mark Boyd

Date: Thursday, November, 16th, 2006

Description: I am a math tutor and I have found out that students do not like geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. Also, they do not know the geometric shapes well. So, they can not figure out the line equation y=mx+ b, nor even how to define slope = y/x (positive, negative, zero or undefined). Therefore, I would like to use my senior project to create a geometry program. I have immersed myself in Eastern and Western culture and education, so I have two different philosophies to help me search for the right way to help my students and my program.

The strategy for my program is a simple, easy and fun way to learn geometric shapes, and I would like my students to enjoy learning math. ? My program will use a mouse and a keyboard to input function. The keyboard will be used to choose colors or clear the drawing. The mouse is used for drawing. The Geometry Visualization: 1-D, 2-D and 3-D Objects with Computer Graphics was written in Python and Pygame. Python is free, open source, and easy to use. Python scripts are portables across many platforms, all major Unix systems, Linux, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and MacOS. ? ? ? ?