A Classroom for the Integration of Computer Explorations into the Calculus Sequence

小行星9450849 一个强大的基于微机的计算机代数系统，如Maple V是微积分教学的资源，可以提高学生对基本概念的理解，使学生和教师能够进行实际应用，并改善攻读技术学位的学生人数持续下降的情况。为了最大限度地发挥这些优势，CAS必须顺利地融入每一堂课，使学生能够看到如何使用该程序，并可以在需要或机会出现时使用它。为此，位于阿什维尔的北卡罗来纳州大学数学系正在一个教室/计算机实验室相结合的地方教授微积分。 一个教室配备了19台Macintosh Centris 650计算机，一个In Focus System 6000 LCD投影面板，以及一些网络硬件和软件。 微积分计算机教室（不是实验室）使讲座/讨论和计算机探索之间的平稳过渡。这间教室使数学教师能够以创新的方式教授微积分课程，并为数学系创建了一个模型，开始改变自己的课程。

9450849 Gale \A powerful microcomputer-based computer algebra system such as Maple V is a resource for calculus teaching that can enhance students' understanding of fundamental concepts, enable students and instructors to do realistic applications, and ameliorate the ongoing decline in the number of students pursuing technical degrees. To maximize these benefits the CAS must be incorporated smoothly into each class session in such a way that students can see how the program is used, and can use it themselves whenever need or opportunity arises. To this end, the Department of Mathematics of the University of North Carolina at Asheville is teaching calculus in a combination classroom/computer laboratory. A classroom is outfitted with 19 Macintosh Centris 650 computers, an In Focus System 6000 LCD projection panel, and some networking hardware and software. The calculus computer classroom (not a laboratory) enables smooth transitions between lecture/discussion and computer explorations. This classroom enables the mathematics faculty to teach calculus courses in an innovative way and creates a model for math departments initiating changes in their own curricula.