Other Resources

This project consists of other resources. These resources supplement the course material, native app or each other.

Alternative downloads:
Version 1.x for Feasibility Test
Version 1.x for Formal Field Test
Version 1.x for Informal Field Test
Version 1.x for Focus Groups
Version 1.x for Panel Discussion
Version 1.7.1 - Summative Copy
Version 1.7.1 - Latest (Oct 20, 2020)

"Unzip" the bundle, then...

Open the IPYNB file with SageMath Notebook.
Run the PY file with Python 3.
Open the XLSX file with Microsoft Excel.
Open the DOCX file with Microsoft Word.
Open each PDF file with Acrobat Reader DC.
Open the TXT file with a text editor (e.g., Notepad, TextEdit or gedit).

Build from Source Code

Download and install Pandoc and Git.

Open a terminal, and clone the project:

git clone https://gitlab.com/check-student-loans/other-resources.git

(Recommended) Verify the project's authenticity: Look upward for "Verified," next to the commit SHA.

(Recommended) Open a terminal, and verify the project's integrity:

cd other-resources
git show-ref --heads --hash

Check that the hash matches the commit SHA.

introductory_script.md
(supplements the course material)

Open and edit "introductory_script.md" with a text editor (e.g., Notepad, TextEdit or gedit).

Then, convert it to a Microsoft Word document.
To convert the file, and open a terminal:

pandoc --lua-filter gitlab-math.lua -s introductory_script.md -o introductory_script.docx

Afterward, open "introductory_script.docx" with Microsoft Word.

iOS_app_overview.md
(supplements the course material)

Open and edit "iOS_app_overview.md," and convert it to a Microsoft Word document, as done similarly above. Then, open "iOS_app_overview.docx" with Microsoft Word.

checklist_for_checking_calculations.docx
(supplements the native app)

Open and edit "checklist_for_checking_calculations.docx" with Microsoft Word.

checking_calculations.xlsx
(supplements the native app)

Open and edit "checking_calculations.xlsx" with Microsoft Excel.

The Lua filter requires Pandoc version 2.0 or higher.

Usage

Instructors follow the introductory script and can keep the app overview for their personal reference. Course material is distributed to students for them to complete. However, instructors should not simply hand them the material; they should illustrate some examples briefly. Students answer some questions in the course material with the native app, some not. On how to proceed from there is the instructor's discretion.

Additional Resources

special_cases_in_iOS.txt
(one for rounding to the nearest cent, and one for casting as an integer; supplements the native app)

Jupyter > Ten-Year_Minimum_Errors.ipynb
Python > Ten-Year_Minimum_Errors.py
(for computing ten-year minimum monthly payment errors; supplements checking_calculations.xlsx and the native app)

LaTeX > deeper_insight.pdf
(provides context, an overview, terminology and formulae; supplements checking_calculations.xlsx and the native app)

LaTeX > extra_insight.pdf
(provides examples and derivations; supplements checking_calculations.xlsx and the native app)

Contributing

Sign into GitLab, and fork the project.

Modify any resources.
Stage, commit and push the changes.

Return to GitLab, and submit a new pull request.
To report any issues, submit a new issue or discuss an existing one.

History

Nov 1, 2020 · Version 1.7.1: removed mention of sagemath
Oct 20, 2020 · Version 1.7: upgraded Jupyter Notebook file code to Python 3, see Ten-Year_Minimum_Errors.py; fixed issue in which progress would not always show periodically
Aug 2, 2020 · Version 1.6.4: proofread deeper_insight.tex
Mar 24, 2020 · Version 1.6.3: changed "Jupyter Notebook or Jupyter Lab" to "SageMath Notebook"
Nov 30, 2019 · Version 1.6.2: fixed latex images
Sep 25, 2019: unified author name and email of all commits
Sep 24-28, 2019 · Version 1.6.1: extracted some resources from the "course material" repository into a newly separate repository, added extension to rounding_notes, renamed rounding_notes, archived the resources
Aug 27, 2019 · Version 1.6: updated interest rate and default numbers, aligned how savings and change in savings are calculated and displayed
Aug 20, 2019 · Version 1.5: reorganized resources again, corrected spreadsheet
Aug 8, 2019 · Version 1.4: reorganized resources, provided raw files for images, added README files
Jul 29-Aug 5, 2019 · Version 1.3: uploaded Ten-Year_Minimum_Errors.ipynb, updated other documents
Jul 2-6, 2019 · Version 1.2.2: split deeper_insight.docx into two documents, typeset them in LaTeX, uploaded each pdf produced from each TeX source, revised checking_calculations.xlsx, updated overview
Jul 10-11, 2018 · Version 1.2.1: updated documents
Jun 21, 2018 · Version 1.2: redid deeper_insight.docx
Jun 13-15, 2018 · Version 1.1.1: updated Word documents, reorganized resources, added README
Mar 27, 2018 · Version 1.1: updated Word documents
Mar 21-22, 2018 · Version 1: initial uploads

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International