Electronic Classroom for Mathematics Instruction

该项目将PowerMac计算机作为积极教学和学习的工具纳入微积分I，II和III;多变量微积分;和数值分析I和II，使用Mathematica软件。 这些课程利用Mathematica的图形和编程功能，让学生深入了解主题的核心。 Mathematica支持“笔记本”的开发;作者可以呈现文本段落、嵌入式方程、表格和图形。 学生可以阅读文本，操作方程，生成新的图形，并使用参数值进行实验。 学生可以更积极和创造性地使用材料。 在微积分课程中，基本概念，如函数和极限，连续性和可微性，以及瞬时变化率，都通过图形和数值处理得到了很大的启发。 当Mathematica被用作工具时，多变量微积分的学生可以使用3D绘图和旋转轻松地可视化三维问题。 在数值分析课程中，现在可以承担更多相关的问题，否则将不会被覆盖，因为它们的极端复杂性。 Mathematica可以轻松地处理课程固有的复杂，重复的计算，让学生专注于更困难的概念;因此，学生，工程师和数学家更好地为研究做好准备。

This project incorporates PowerMac computers as instruments of active teaching and learning into Calculus I, II, and III; Multivariable Calculus; and Numerical Analysis I and II, using the software Mathematica. These courses take advantage of the graphics and programming capabilities of Mathematica, allowing students to gain insight into the core of the subject matter. Mathematica supports the development of "notebooks;" a writer can present paragraphs of text, embedded equations, tables, and graphs. The student can read the text, manipulate the equations, generate new graphs, and experiment with parameter values. Students can use the material in more active and creative ways. In Calculus courses, fundamental concepts, such as function and limit, continuity and differentiability, and instantaneous rates of change, are greatly illuminated by graphical and numerical treatments. When Mathematica is used as a tool, students of Multivariable Calculus can easily visualize three-dimensional problems using 3D plot and rotation. In the Numerical Analysis course, it is now possible to take on more relevant problems that otherwise would not be covered because of their extreme complexity. Mathematica can easily deal with complex, repetitive computations that are inherent to the course, allowing students to concentrate on more difficult concepts; thus, students, engineers, and mathematicians are better equipped for research.