Techexplorer and MathDL: Robust Support for Dynamic Web-based Mathematics

该项目通过继续开发“techexplorer”来解决缺乏对在Web上渲染和操纵数学的支持的问题，techexplorer是一个跨平台、跨浏览器的插件，最初由IBM Research开发，可以渲染用MathML或TEX标记编写的数学。使用techexplorer的应用程序编程接口（API）支持动态数学表达式。这种进一步的开发为WYSIWYG方程编辑和文档注释提供了一致的跨平台浏览器支持，使techexplorer成为交互式数学内容和Web服务的强大开发和交付环境。该项目由代表数学科学数字图书馆（MathDL）的咨询小组提供信息。techexplorer插件可通过MathDL向最终用户免费提供，确保广泛访问基于Web的交互式数学。（通过Java小应用程序或计算网络服务）和数学表达式的动画;支持学习对象元数据的都柏林核心和IEEE标准;万维网联盟文档对象模型的实现（用于XML数据的操作）和MathML规范;和交付一个插件，是稳定的，易于安装，并与多个浏览器和操作系统的工作。该项目是朝着开发和传播新方法迈出的一步，这些方法可能会对数学教育和交流产生巨大影响。

This project addresses the lack of support for rendering and manipulation of mathematics on the web by continuing the development of "techexplorer", a cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in originally developed by IBM Research that renders mathematics written in either MathML or TEX markup. Dynamic mathematical expressions are supported using techexplorer's application programming interfaces (APIs). This further development provides consistent cross-platform browser support for WYSIWYG equation editing and document annotation, making techexplorer a robust development and delivery environment for interactive mathematical content and web services. This project is informed by an advisory group representing the Mathematical Sciences Digital Library (MathDL). The techexplorer plug-in is freely available to end users via MathDL, ensuring widespread access to interactive web-based mathematics.This project enables rendering, editing, computing (via Java applets or computational web services), and animating of mathematical expressions; support for Dublin Core and IEEE standards for learning object metadata; implementation of the World Wide Web Consortium's Document Object Model (for manipulation of XML data) and MathML specifications; and delivery of a plug-in that is stable, easy to install, and works with multiple browsers and operating systems. This project is a step toward developing and disseminating new methods that could dramatically impact mathematics education and communication.