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

该项目将支持建立一个计算机实验室，该实验室将与为期两个学期的微积分入门课程一起使用。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室课程的项目。仪器设备和实验室改进计划为在美国高校实施本科教学改进所需的仪器设备提供配套支持。特别是，该项目的主要目标是提供实验室环境，以促进被称为微积分伙伴的系统的使用，该系统由首席调查人员在以前的国家科学基金拨款下编写。这台计算机与微积分伙伴一起，将使学生能够专注于学习微积分的重要概念，将他们从繁琐的计算中解放出来，并通过快速的反馈和实验来鼓励创造力。

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.