The Calculus Companion: A Computer Laboratory for Mathemat-ical Exploration

该项目将支持建立一台计算机 实验室，将与两个学期结合使用 微积分入门课程该项目由 仪器和实验室改进（ILI）计划， 目标是支持项目开发新的或改进的 以仪器为基础的科学本科实验室课程， 数学或工程学 仪器和实验室 改善计划为仪器提供配套支持， 实施本科教学的必要条件 改善美国的大学和学院。 特别是，该项目的主要目标是 提供便于使用的实验室环境 的系统称为微积分伴侣，编写的 主要研究人员根据以前的NSF赠款。 的 计算机，与微积分伴侣，将使学生能够 专注于学习微积分的重要概念，免费 他们从繁琐的计算，并鼓励创造力， 快速反馈和实验。

This project will support the establishment of a computer laboratory that will be used in conjunction with a two-semester introductory calculus sequence. 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 instrumen- tation necessary to implement undergraduate instructional improvements at U.S. colleges and universities. In particular, the main objective of this project is to provide the laboratory environment which will facilitate the use of the system called the Calculus Companion, written by the Principal Investigators under a previous NSF grant. The computer, with the Calculus Companion, will enable students to concentrate on learning the important concepts of calculus, free them from tedious calculations, and encourage creativity through rapid feedback and experimentation.