Unified Introductory Calculus and Physics

[9455564]一组西方物理和数学教员正在建立一个统一的新生物理和微积分课程。该计划的学生是那些在大学预科数学和科学准备方面有一些不足的学生，但他们可能会被激励去追求科学或数学课程，作为各种职业的背景，包括医学和K-12教学。这些学生大多是女性、拉丁裔和非裔美国人，这些群体在数学和科学职业中一直没有得到充分的代表。学生参加为期一年的课程，包括秋季学期4个单元和春季学期8个单元。课程的节奏很轻松，让学生有时间巩固他们的数学技能和发展物理直觉。此外，课程还包括适当使用技术进行分析、模拟和计算，精心设计的小组作业和项目，以及频繁的写作作业。此外，学生们有机会共享校园宿舍的走廊。聘请高年级理科生担任助教和宿舍工作人员有助于将大学学习与大学生活结合起来。在课程结束时，学生将对微积分和物理如何从几个基本概念发展而来，以及这些学科如何相互关联有一个坚实的理解。他们将掌握基本的数学、物理和沟通技巧，以支持这些智力目标。更重要的是，学生们将培养态度和学习方式，以支持他们在科学和数学方面的进一步学习和成功。

9455564 Fathe A team of Occidental faculty members in physics and mathematics are constructing a unified freshman program in physics and calculus. The students in the program are those with some deficiencies in pre-college mathematics and science preparation, but who might be motivated to pursue a science or mathematics program as a background for a variety of careers, including medicine, and K-12 teaching. These students are disproportionally female, Latino, and African-American, groups which have long been under-represented in mathematics and science-based careers. The students enroll in a year-long course consisting of 4 units in the fall semester and 8 units in the spring semester. The pace is relaxed to permit students time to consolidate their mathematics skills and develop physical intuition. In addition, the course includes appropriate use of technology for analysis, simulation and calculation, carefully designed group assignments and projects, and frequent writing assignments. Further, the students are offered the opportunity to share a corridor in a campus residence hall. Employment of upper division science students as teaching assistants and residence hall staff helps to integrate college learning with college life. By the end of the program, the students will have a solid understanding of how calculus and physics develop from a few fundamental ideas, and how the disciplines are interrelated. They will develop the mastery of basic math, physics, and communication skills necessary to support these intellectual goals. More importantly, the students will develop attitudes and learning styles that will support further study and success in science and mathematics.