A Computing Laboratory for Multivariable Calculus and a Mathematics Concentration

9451834 Hendrick高露洁数学系建议建立一个计算实验室，用于多变量微积分和各种高年级课程，包括线性代数和微分方程、数值分析、数学建模以及概率和统计。该实验室将配备能够运行Mathematica程序的计算机。该实验室的一个独特之处将是它向实验室以外的用户提供的服务。通过使用高露洁的光纤以太网，每个拥有个人电脑的学生都可以从校园的任何位置访问实验室和Mathematica。 多变量微积分课程是这个项目的关键，因为它是所有专业的要求，因为，作为进入数学集中之前采取的最后一个一般课程，它严重影响学生选择数学专业。我们打算为这门课程开发Mathematica笔记本，强调可视化和探索。这些笔记本将作为每周项目分配。类似的笔记本已经为我们的其他一些高年级课程创建。 为了装备实验室，我们总共需要18台计算机。需要17台能够运行NeXTStep操作系统和Mathematica的个人电脑，15台供实验室使用，2台供教室使用。为了支持Mathematica的网络用户，我们还需要一台功能强大的工作站计算机。一个头顶上的显示面板是要求课堂演示。

9451834 Hendrick The Colgate Department of Mathematics proposes to create a computing laboratory for use in multi variable calculus and a variety of upper-division courses including linear algebra and differential equations, numerical analysis, mathematical modeling, and probability and statistics. This laboratory will be equipped with computers capable of running the program Mathematica. A unique element of this laboratory will be the services it provides to users outside the laboratory. By using Colgate's fiber-optic ethernet network, every student with a personal computer will be able to access the laboratory and Mathematica from any location on campus. The multi variable calculus course is the linchpin for this project, because it is required of all majors and because, as the last general course taken before entering the mathematics concentration, it heavily influences which students choose to major in mathematics. We intend to develop Mathematica notebooks for this course that emphasize visualization and exploration. These notebooks will be assigned as weekly projects. Similar notebooks have already been created for some of our other upper-division courses. To equip the laboratory, we are requesting 18 computers in all. Seventeen personal computers capable of running the NeXTStep operating system and Mathematica are requested, 15 for the laboratory and two for classroom use. To support network users of Mathematica, we are also requesting one powerful workstation computer. One overhead display panel is requested for classroom demonstrations.