Flash and Math Applets: Learn by Example

Programming in ActionScript 3 for Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning

by Douglas Ensley and Barbara Kaskosz

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About the book

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Chapter 1. Basics of Flash and ActionScript

MovieClip Motion

Try it: ClipMotion.html

Sprite Motion

Try it: SpriteMotion.html

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Chapter 2. Textboxes and Keyboard Events

Basic Arithmetic Activity

Try it: ArithmeticBasic.html

Using the Visibility Property

Try it:  ArithmeticVisibility.html

Manipulating Listeners for Control Flow

Try it:  ArithmeticListeners.html

Listening for Keyboard Events

Try it:  ArithmeticKeyboard.html

Adding a Timer

Try it:  ArithmeticTimer.html

Sprite Motion, Revisited

Try it: SpriteKeyMotion.html

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Chapter 3. MovieClips, Sprites, and Shapes

Circular Motion with MovieClips

Try it: CircleMotion.html

Circular Motion with Sprites and Shapes at Run Time

Try it: CircleMotionSprite.html

Filling graphics for Shaded Area

Try it:  CircleFillSprite.html

More on the Display List and Coordinate Systems

Try it:  ParentChild.html

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Chapter 4. More Mouse Events

Getting Mouse Coordinates

Try it: LineSegment.html

The Drag and Drop Interface

Try it: TriangleDrag.html

Drawing with a Mouse

Try it: MouseDraw.html

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Chapter 5. Simple Animation

Animation using the ENTER_FRAME event

Try it: BounceEnterFrame.html

Animation using the Timer class

Try it: BounceTimer.html

Animation using the Tween class

Try it: GameSpinner.html

The “Repeat Effect” for Buttons

Try it: CircleFillRepeat.html

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Chapter 6. Parsing data and drawing charts

Creating a Simple Histogram

Try it: Histogram.html

Creating a Pie Chart from Data

Try it: PieChart.html

Creating Textboxes at Runtime

Try it: PieChartText.html or HistogramText.html

Scatter Plot Application

Try it: ScatterPlot.html

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Chapter 7. A First Look at Components

ColorPicker, Slider and NumericStepper Components

Try it: MouseDrawComp.html

Using the Slider Component to Control Motion

Try it: CircleFillSlider.html

The DataGrid component: ScatterPlot revisited

Try it: DataGridScatter.html

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Chapter 8. Components for Quizzes

RadioButton component for multiple choice questions

Try it: MultipleChoice.html

CheckBox component for multiple answer questions

Try it: MultipleAnswer.html

ComboBox component for matching problems

Try it: FamousBooks.html

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Chapter 9. Applications of Masking

Masking in ActionScript 3

Try it: EZMask.html

Regression Line Application

Try it: ScatterPlotLine.html

Area under a Curve Application

Try it: AreaMask.html

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Chapter 10. Graphing Functions

Part 1. Drawing the Sine Function

Try it: SinGraph.html

Part 2. Masking and Wrapping at Infinity

Try it: SinExpGraph.html

Part 3. Error Checking in Range Input

Try it: GraphCheckRange.html

Part 4. Using the FlashAndMath MathParser class

Try it: GraphParsed.html

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Chapter 11. Bread and Butter Graphing Applets

Trace and Tangent Line

Try it: GraphTrace.html

Try it: GraphTan.html

Area under a Curve

Try it: GraphArea.html

Animated family of curves

Try it: AnimatedFamily.html

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Chapter 12. Using the MathParser and GraphingBoard classes

Simple Computation

Try it: Computation.html

Answer Checking

Try it: AnswerChecking.html

Vertical Distance Between Two Curves

Try it: VerticalDistance.html

Derivative Grapher

Try it: DerivativeGrapher.html

Polar Graphs and Parametric Curves

Try it: GraphPolar.html

Try it: GraphParam.html

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Chapter 13. Importing External Content at Authoring Time and Run Time

Importing an Image for an Interactive Map

Try it: InteractiveMap.html

Importing Images at Run Time for a Simple Slide Show

Try it: SlideShow.html

Adding Sound to the Slide Show

Try it: SlideShowSound.html

Importing Multiple Images for a Timed Slide Show

Try it: SlideShowTimer.html

Importing Video with Custom Controls

Try it: SimpleVideo.html

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Chapter 14. Working with External XML Files

Using XML to Initialize an Application

Try it: GraphPolarXML.html

Adding an XML Gallery to Graphing Applications

Try it: DerivativeGallery.html

Using XML Data for a Scrolling Banner

Try it: ScrollingBanner.html

An XML-Based RadioButton Quiz

Try it: RadioButtonXMLQuiz.html

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Chapter 15. Working with MovieClips

The Cereal Box Problem

Try it: CerealBoxProblem.html

Tiny Bubbles

Try it: FreeBubbles.html

Multiple Instances of MovieClips

Try it: MultipleBubblers.html

Control Structure for Quiz/Survey Questions from External SWF Files

Try it: QuizControl.html

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Chapter 16. Simple 3D Drawing in Flash Player 10

Flipping a Card in 3D

Try it: CardFlip.html

Moving a 3D Cube

Try it: 3DDie.html

Picture Cube Example

Try it: PictureCube.html

Rolling the Die

Try it: DiceRoll.html

Drawing in 3D

Try it: Icosahedron.html

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Chapter 17. Bridging the Gap: Developing Your Own AS3 Classes

Triangle Drag, on the timeline

Try it: TriangleTimeline.html

Triangle Drag, with custom class

Try it: TriangleClass.html

Bubbles, revisited

Try it: BubblersClass.html

Math Concentration with Flash Player 10

Try it: ConcentrationCS4.html