Curriculum Improvement Through Integration of Computer Assisted Lectures and Student Laboratory Experiments

该项目将支持购买设备，以改善课程内容的传递，并增强学生在线性代数和数值分析课程中对数学概念的发现。它是由仪器和实验室改进（ILI）计划资助的，该计划的目标是支持开发新的或改进的基于仪器的科学，数学或工程本科实验课程的项目。仪器和实验室改进计划为美国高校实施本科教学改进所需的仪器提供配套支持。特别是，本项目的主要目标是：(1)使课程内容的计算机辅助传递成为教学模式的一个组成部分；(2)通过计算机实验室的动手实验促进学生对数学概念的发现，并通过课件加强基本概念。(3)在学生的专业领域为每个学生分配个性化的项目，以加强数学与其应用之间的共生关系。这项工作的最初重点将放在数值分析和线性代数课程上，稍后会影响到更高级的课程。

This project will support the purchase of equipment to improve the delivery of course content and to enhance student discovery of mathematical concepts in courses in linear algebra and numerical analysis. It is being funded under the Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) Program, which has the goal of supporting projects to develop new or improved instrument-based undergraduate laboratory courses in science, mathematics, or engineering. The Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program provides matching support for the instrumentation necessary to implement undergraduate instructional improvements at U.S. colleges and universities. In particular, the main objectives of this project are (1) to make computer-assisted delivery of course content an integral part of the teaching mode, (2) to promote the discovery of mathematical concepts by students through hands-on computer laboratory experiments and to reinforce basic concepts through courseware, and (3) to assign individualized projects to each student in the student's major field in order to enhance the symbiotic relationship between mathematics and its applications. The initial focus of this effort will be in courses in numerical analysis and linear algebra, with more advanced courses to be affected later.