Mathematica Laboratory Projects for Calculus and Applied Mathematics

项目负责人正在设计和制作Mathematica计算机实验室的微积分和应用数学笔记本。这是建立在鲍登学院作为CALC项目（杜克大学的微积分改革项目）的Mathematica实验室开发站点的三年经验之上的。开发工作的主要重点是来自微积分和应用数学课程中新的其他学科的应用。微积分实验室的发展工作以多变量微积分为主要重点。制作的材料正在散发，正在向使用实验室的教员提供培训和不断的支助。实验室的传播和对教师使用材料的支持是通过以下方式完成的：(1)为期三天的暑期教师研讨会，题为“Mathematica实验室教学”；(2)一个传播网络，其中包括通过FTP和磁盘邮件分发Mathematica笔记本；(3)出版物；(4)在区域和国家会议上的演讲和讲习班。该项目将Mathematica实验室笔记本添加到目前可用于恢复微积分和应用数学课程的材料集合中。这些笔记本的特点是它们对研究主题的全面发展，它们对其他学科模型的关注，以及它们对图形例程的使用来发展几何理解。笔记本的积极传播鼓励了Mathematica在微积分和应用数学课程中的应用，为学生提供了一个研究水平的工具，可以用于数学、科学和经济学的其他课程。

The project directors are designing and constructing Mathematica computer laboratory notebooks for calculus and applied mathematics. This builds on Bowdoin College's three years of experience as the Mathematica laboratory development site for Project CALC, the calculus reform program from Duke University. The primary focus of the development efforts is on applications from other disciplines which are new to the calculus and applied mathematics curriculum. The calculus laboratory development effort has multivariable calculus as a primary emphasis. The materials produced are being disseminated, and instructors using the laboratories are being supplied with training and ongoing support. Dissemination of the laboratories and support of instructors using the materials is being accomplished by (1) a three-day summer faculty workshop entitled "Laboratory Instruction with Mathematica," (2) a dissemination network which includes distribution of Mathematica notebooks via FTP and disk mailings, (3) publications, and (4) presentations and workshops at regional and national meetings. This project is adding Mathematica laboratory notebooks to the collection of materials currently available for revitalized courses in calculus and applied mathematics. These notebooks are distinguished by their complete development of topics under study, their focus on models from other disciplines, and their use of graphics routines to develop geometric understanding. Aggressive dissemination of the notebooks is encouraging the adoption of Mathematica into calculus and applied mathematics courses, providing students with a research-level tool which can be carried on to other courses in mathematics, the sciences, and economics.