Calculate: Difference between revisions

From OLPC
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
Line 17: Line 17:
===Summary===
===Summary===
The calculate activity provides a generic calculator. The interface provides the simplest functions directly and should therefore be easy to use for the youngest children. However, it does support more complicated math and variables.
The calculate activity provides a generic calculator. The interface provides the simplest functions directly and should therefore be easy to use for the youngest children. However, it does support more complicated math and variables.

===Goals===
===Goals===
Teach children some math
Teach children some math
Line 33: Line 33:


===Beginning Documentation===
===Beginning Documentation===
Start-Up:
* Start-Up:
1. After pressing the Power button, the main boot screen will begin to load
1) After pressing the Power button, the main boot screen will begin to load
2. After XO is completely booted, bring the mouse pointer down to the task bar at the bottom of the screen.
2) After XO is completely booted, bring the mouse pointer down to the task bar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Arrow over until Calculate is highlighted
3) Arrow over until Calculate is highlighted
4. Select Calculate
4) Select Calculate
5. Allow to Activity page to load
5) Allow to Activity page to load


=Visual Design=
=Visual Design=

Revision as of 17:59, 7 April 2008

  This page is part of Math on the XO project.
XO Math Logo
for other calculator activities, see calculation
Calculate.svg This activity was bundled
TST Calculate
Trac print.png Tickets all - active - new
OlpcProject.png Reinier Heeres, Miguel Alvarez

see more templates or propose new

Description & Goals

Summary

The calculate activity provides a generic calculator. The interface provides the simplest functions directly and should therefore be easy to use for the youngest children. However, it does support more complicated math and variables.

Goals

Teach children some math

Collaboration

Basic collaboration is functioning. The history box shows equations entered by buddies in their own color.

Functionality

  • Variables: type 'apples:5' (and tab-completion of variable names)
  • Function plotting: type 'plot(sin(x),x=0..360)'
  • To add Variables
   1)Type the name of the Variable in the Label box. 
   2)Then move to the next line down and Put in the amount of the Variable.  
   3)Push the enter button (On computer Screen)

Beginning Documentation

  • Start-Up:
   1)  After pressing the Power button, the main boot screen will begin to load                                   
   2)  After XO is completely booted, bring the mouse pointer down to the task bar at the bottom of the screen.
   3)  Arrow over until Calculate is highlighted
   4)  Select Calculate
   5)  Allow to Activity page to load

Visual Design

Design by Eben


Screenshots

Screenshot of plot(y^2,y=-2..2)


Development

Feature Requests
Implementation Discussion
Version History

Source

git

RPMs

  • none available

Resources