Knowledge of parallel and distributed computing is important for students needing to address big data problems for jobs in either industry or academia; however, many college campuses do not offer courses in these areas due to curriculum limitations, insufficient faculty expertise, and instructional computing resources. Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) provide an opportunity to scale learni...

GRID computing is often referred to as the next revolution after the Internet and the World Wide Web and evolved from high-performance and distributed computing during the 1990s. Although grid technologies were primarily intended to support computationally intensive scientific research because of the ever-growing need for computing resources, these technologies are increasingly being adopted in...

in the united states schools in the k12 school system, that provide education for primary, junior and senior high school students, are moving toward information systems to solve and automate some manual processes performed in these schools. with this movement, and the pressure on schools to use technology to improve student achievement, many schools are turning to learning management systems as...

In this paper, we discuss what is required for a computer program to assist in the process of mathematical thinking, writing, computing, and the exchange of results and algorithms. A front-end tool for mathematical computation and education is proposed. This front-end tool is developed in JAVA, and can be run over a network using a Web browser. Common notations are used in the whole process of ...