A Model Program using Student Research Projects in Calculus and Differential Equations

微积分学生正受益于一门新设计的矢量微积分和微分方程课程，该课程为他们配备了现代数学建模的基本工具。作为分析一系列“发现项目”的结果，学生们看到现实世界的问题如何产生理论工具，以及这些工具如何扩展到新的应用中。独立的实验、推测和测试培养了独立工作或团队领导所需的信心。

Calculus students are benefiting from a newly designed course in vector calculus and differential equations that equips them with the basic tools of modern mathematical modeling. As a result of analyzing a sequence of "discovery projects", students see how real-world questions may engender theoretical tools and how these tools amy then be extended to new applications. The independent experimentation, conjecture, and testing this fosters builds the confidence needed for independent work or group leadership.