The Integration of Symbolic Manipulation Programs into Calculus

圣奥拉夫学院的数学系将把符号， 数值和图形计算工具到它的基本演算 当然了 系内教师将配合教学第一 提供修订的课程，并在编写和改进课程 适合这个目标的材料。 赠款将用于装备一个 符号计算实验室，在九个图形上运行SMP terminals.其中包括一个SUN 3/160 M-4中央模式，两个SUN 3/75 - 4 站，以及六台Heath/Zenith高分辨率图形计算机 板. 该实验室将用于初等微积分学生， 完整的作业，旨在利用一个强大的，互动的 符号计算程序 通过处理一些日常事务 操作，符号操作程序可以让学生看到 超越微积分计算的思想 有了计算能力， 支持离散和数值（以及连续）处理 思想，微积分教学给出了其主题的更真实的画面， 突出了微积分的思想，并使更多的微积分的力量可用 向学生

The Mathematics Department at St. Olaf College will integrate symbolic, numerical, and graphical computing tools into its elementary calculus course. Department faculty will cooperate in teaching the first offerings of the revised courses, and in preparing and improving course materials appropriate to this goal. Grant money will be used to equip a symbolic computation laboratory, running SMP on nine graphics-capable terminals. These consist of a SUN 3/160M-4 central mode, two SUN 3/75-4 stations, and six Heath/Zenith computers with high-resolution graphics boards. The laboratory will be used by elementary calculus students to complete assignments designed to exploit a powerful, interactive symbolic computation program. By handling some of the routine operations, symbolic manipulation programs can allow students to see ideas beyond the computations of calculus. With the computing power to support treatment of discrete and numerical (as well as continuous) ideas, calculus instruction gives a truer picture of its subject, highlights calculus ideas, and makes more of calculus' power available to students.