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WIRIS
Developer(s)[WIRIS team @ Maths for More]
Initial release15th July 1999[1]
Written inWIRIS, C, PHP, Javascript, Java
PlatformCross-platform (list)
Available inMultilanguage (list)
LicenseProprietary
Website[[1]]

WIRIS is a computer package focused on the education of mathematics.

It started as a final-year project at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona Tech) and was brought to life as a company in 1999 by Ramon Eixarch and Daniel Marquès. At its beginnings, it was called Omega and focused on Computational Geometry [2] and was expanded throughout the years from its technical approach towards a more pedagogical one[3].

WIRIS components

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WIRIS encompasses several tools that share some points in common (design, technology, focus in mathematics) but they do different things. These rather incoherent components are:

  • A formula editor: it is a semantic oriented formula editor based on OpenMath [4]. It is normally used as an add-on for web sites and content managers that allows to build formulas using icons and storing them as images in your website [5]. The functionality is similar to the Microsoft Equation Editor included in Microsoft Office Word, but the formula goes to a website. It is compatible with smartphones and tablets.
  • A Computer Algebra System that does 2D and 3D plots. It is online and has an offline version. It is accessible from several public portals and used by universities and open universities [6].
  • A module for online assessment: plugin for Moodle and other platforms that allows creating random questions and evaluating them automatically.
  • A set of exercises for interactive whiteboards in the field of mathematics. This is a desktop program and not an online tool.

WIRIS is available for multiple platforms. It is also integrated in several LMS (list).

References

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  1. ^ Company report as seen on 30 May 2012
  2. ^ Block error-correcting codes: A Computational Primer, Sabestià Xambó-Descamps Springer, 2003
  3. ^ Contributions to science, Volume 2 Institut d'Estudis Catalans, 2001
  4. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=RohK1XQNe1IC Computational Intelligence for Technology Enhanced Learning
  5. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=IKNmax4dZ70C Intelligent Computer Mathematics: 16th Symposium, Calculemus 2009, 8th International Conference, MKM 2009, Grand Bend, Canada, July 6-12, 2009, Proceedings
  6. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=spo9X16qn30C Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on e-Learning

See also

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