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The full set of calculus applets is now available. You can download the entire calculusapplets web site, just the jar file with the applets, or the applet source code.

There is a new release of webcompmath, mostly with changes to support the new calculus applets. Many of the enhancements relate to the Riemann sum classes.

I've started building a set of web pages to aid in the teaching/learning of single variable calculus. These pages use webcompmath, including the configurable applets and some new custom applets. The source for the new applets is now released, along with the latest version of webcompmath (used by the applets).

You can view the applets at http://www.downeyfarnsworth.com/calculus/index.html

New releases are available. Both support improved appearance of graphs (straight lines are straighter). WCMGrapher adds the ability to print graphs directly and to export them to a variety of graphics formats (e.g., GIF, EPS, etc.)

WCMGrapher 2.1.0 is now available. This release focuses on useability, especially on MacOS systems. It is distributed as a cross-platform installer which includes the program and the pdf user's guide.

Webcompmath 1.3.0 is a minor release with only a couple of enhancements to support WCMGrapher.

WCMGrapher 2.0 is now available (alpha quality). It has many enhancements, including many new objects that can be graphed, undo/redo, and the ability to label axes with rational fractions (i.e., pi/2 instead of 1.57...). There is also a companion users guide (PDF).

Note that graphs saved in 1.x are not compatible with 2.0 (future releases of WCMGrapher will be backward compatible)

There is a new release of webcompmath, 1.2b1. This is beta quality, needs more testing. It mostly includes enhancements driven by the development of WCMGrapher, especially to WcmAxes.

WCMGrapher is an application built using WCM. It enables teachers (and others) to graph one or more functions, format the curves and axes, copy the result to the clipboard, and paste the graph into other programs (e.g., word processing or presentations programs). The initial version supports formatting of the curves (color, thickness, solid/dashed) as well as formatting of the axes. You can also save your graph to a file and open it again later.

On the website the first version, translation and update from JCM to WCM is to be found with the examples of Prof. D. Eck.
Click 'here' on the main page or http://webcompmath.sourceforge.net/DavidEcksExamples_wcm/
Java 1.5 needed if you want to see the applets running.