Uses of Electronic Technology in Undergraduate Mathematics: A Workshop and Forum for College Faculty

微型计算机在大学数学系中已经变得越来越普遍，人们普遍认为它们在促进数学学习方面发挥着重要作用。然而，这一角色是什么以及如何实施尚不清楚。计划于1989年夏季举行的两个为期一周的区域讲习班将使大学数学教师学习如何在本科教育中更好地利用电子技术。这些讲习班也是就这一主题交流意见和信息的论坛。还正在编写一份资源手册，以便传播，并使参与者能够将结果带回其本国机构，在那里他们将在1989年秋季对结果进行实地测试。主办机构拥有一个大型的最先进的数学实验室，从中级代数到微分方程组和线性代数的许多核心本科课程都已经成功地整合在一起。特殊的设施以及为设计新颖的使用方式而投入的时间和精力，使该机构成为研讨会的自然场所。参与者将承担参与该计划的部分费用。此外，主办机构将捐助资金，帮助支持与会者的旅行。

Microcomputers have become increasingly commonplace in college mathematics departments and it is generally agreed that they have a significant role to play in enhancing the learning of mathematics. However, what this role is and how to implement it are not clear. The two one-week regional workshops planned for the Summer of 1989 are involving college mathematics faculty in learning to better utilize electronic technology in undergraduate education. The workshops are also serving as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information on this subject. A Resource Manual is also being produced that is allowing for the dissemination and enabling the participants to carry the results back to their home institutions where they will field test the results during the Fall of 1989. The host institution has a large state-of-the-art mathematics laboratory in which many of the core undergraduate courses from Intermediate Algebra to Differential Equations and Linear Algebra have been successfully integrated. The special facility and the amount of time and effort given to designing novel ways to use it, make the institution a natural site for the workshop. The participants will be contributing part of the costs of their participation in the program. In addition the host institution will contribute funds to help support the travel of the participants.