Enhancement of Mathematics Instruction Using Classroom Computers

该项目将支持购买将用于课堂演示的计算机投影设备。它是由仪器和实验室改进(ILI)计划资助的，该计划的目标是通过支持开发新的或改进的基于仪器的本科实验室和/或科学、数学或工程领域的现场课程来提高本科课程的质量。特别是，这个项目的主要目标是微积分和本科数值分析课程的课程创新和授课。三组课程将受到影响：(1)数学、工程和物理专业的12小时、3学期的微积分序列；(2)工商管理和社会科学专业的6小时、2学期的微积分序列；以及(3)所有工科新生必修的1学期的数值方法课程。将使用专门为课堂演示开发的软件(重点是图形)。

This project will support the purchase of computer- projection equipment which will be used for classroom demonstrations. It is being funded under the Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) Program, which has the goal of improving the quality of the undergraduate curriculum by supporting projects to develop new or improved instrument-based undergraduate laboratory and/or field courses in science, mathematics, or engineering. In particular, the main objectives of this project are curricular innovation and delivery in calculus and undergraduate numerical analysis courses. Three groups of courses will be affected: (1) a twelve-hour, three- semester calculus sequence for mathematics, engineering, and physical science majors, (2) a six-hour, two-semester calculus sequence for business administration and social science majors, and (3) a one-semester numerical methods course required of all engineering freshmen. Software (with an emphasis on graphics) especially developed for classroom demonstrations will be used.