A Mathematics Classroom-Computer Laboratory As An Active Learning Environment

阿尔维诺学院数学系正在建立一个数学教室/计算机实验室，作为创新课堂教学的场所，旨在帮助学生始终如一地体验数学学习作为一种积极的努力，并允许通过个人和小组项目工作更多地关注独立探索和解决现实问题。数学计算机实验室还将为全女性学生群体，特别是未来的教师提供机会，在使用现代数学解题工具方面获得经验和信心。微积分预科课程的学生经常利用绘图技术学习函数。在微积分方面，该学院一直是杜克大学CALC项目的试验场，计算机项目是其中不可或缺的一部分。计算机项目也将被纳入线性代数课程，并随后被纳入微分方程式。

The mathematics department of Alverno College is establishing a mathematics classroom/computer laboratory as a site for innovative classroom instruction, designed to help students consistently experience mathematics learning as an active endeavor, and to allow an increased focus on independent exploration and realistic problem solving through individual and group project work. The mathematics computer laboratory will also provide opportunities for the all-female student body, especially prospective teachers, to gain experience and confidence in the use of modern mathematical problem-solving tools. Students in the precalculus course regularly make use of graphing technology to study functions. In calculus, the college has been a test site for Duke University's Project CALC, of which computer projects are an integral part. Computer projects will also be incorporated into the linear algebra course and subsequently into differential equations.