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About
About Dr. O.
About the author and this web page. Author: Jim Olsen (James R. Olsen) Brief author description: I am a retired teacher educator and have a great wife and 3 great children (2 of which are married to wonderful people) and 3 wonderful grandchildren. I consider myself a Christian, family member, teacher, athlete, and scholar. I …
Committees, Responsibilities, & Boards
Committees, Responsibilities, and Boards for 2024 Wesley Church Wesley Church Communications Committee Chair Wesley Church Missions Team member Church Council member Witness/Hospitality (Welcome) Team. Other Christian Responsibilities Lay Speaker – UMC I preach, usually a couple Sundays a month, at Point Pleasant UMC and New Philadelphia UMC, Hills Grove UMC, and elsewhere. Youth For Christ …
The Theorem
The namesake of this website is… Angle Inscribed in a Semicircle Theorem: An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle. Equivalent forms: If an angle is inscribed in a semicircle, then it is a right angle. If an angle is determined by the endpoints of a diameter and a third point on the …
Homepage at WIU
Here is a link to my homepage at WIU: Jim Olsen’s Home Page I have other pages, which are listed here.
Guidelines for Myself
Guidelines for Myself For Mathematical Topics General Structure: Essentials – essential ideas and connections. May include videos, Prezis, Slideshares, handouts, demonstration tools. Exercises Problems Activities – May include games, lessons, hands-on activities, online games. Page Outline 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Number and Quantity (N) Algebra (A) (including pre-calculus) Functions (F) (including pre-calculus) Modeling Geometry …
Tech notes
Technical Notes This is a page where I’ll keep little notes and reminders about computers, software, and devices. Java Control Panel type configure java to get to it Security tab: Edit the exception list. paste in the URL Java on Firefox (have an up-to-date version of java java.com/) Uninstall the old ones (a) Add-ons; (b) …
My Sites
Here is a list of my Subdomains. These are different sites that I’m creating for various purposes. drjimo.net – An Angle Inscribed in a Semicircle – for Math Teachers (gr 7-12), Prospective Teachers, and Students Who Want to Peek Behind the Curtain math260.drjimo.net – Personal Flotation Device – Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (gr 1-6), Prospective …
Teacher Soundboard
