Portfolios to Integrate Mathematics, Science and Computer Science

该项目建立在先前授予的NSF协作计算机微积分项目的基础上。它将进一步提高学生的经验，通过：(1)在整个微积分序列中加入物理和化学项目，并纳入微积分预科和微分方程；(2)在离散数学和微积分预科课程中加入计算机科学项目；(3)在物理、化学和计算机科学课程中运用组合产品模式。使用组合作为评估工具将产生具有国家重要性的产品。在这个项目中，数学与科学——物理、化学和计算机科学——之间的相互作用将创造一个强调科学知识相互联系的教育环境，从而使学生更有效地为未来做好准备。学生将学习最新的技术，包括CD-ROM，以及使用MAPLE或类似软件创建函数的三维动画。该项目的最终产品将是教师手册，跨科学学科的投资组合。

This project builds on the previously granted NSF collaborative computer calculus project. It will further enhance the student experience by: (1) Adding physics and chemistry projects throughout the calculus sequence, and into precalculus, and differential equations; (2) Adding computer science projects to the discrete mathematics and pre-calculus courses; (3) Using the portfolio product mode in the physics, chemistry and computer science courses. The use of portfolios as an assessment tool will produce a product of national importance. The interplay in this project between mathematics and the sciences -- physics, chemistry, and computer science -- will create an educational environment that emphasizes the interconnection of scientific knowledge in order to prepare students more effectively for the future. Students will be introduced to state-of-the-art technology including CD-ROM, and the creation of three dimensional animations of functions using MAPLE or similar software. An end product of this project will be a faculty manual, Portfolios Across Scientific Disciplines.