A Computing Laboratory for Multivariable Calculus and a Mathematics Concentration

高露洁数学系提议建立一个计算实验室，用于多变量微积分和各种高级课程，包括线性代数和微分方程、数值分析、数学建模、概率和统计。这个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元素将是它为实验室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在校园的任何地方访问实验室和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必修课程，也是进入数学专业前的最后一门通识课程，对学生选择数学专业有很大的影响。我们打算为本课程开发强调可视化和探索的Mathematica笔记本。这些笔记本将被指定为每周项目。类似的笔记本已经为我们的其他一些高年级课程制作了。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台用于实验室，2台用于教室。为了支持Mathematica的网络用户，我们还要求一台功能强大的工作站计算机。教室演示需要一个头顶显示板。

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.