Computer Classroom Laboratory for Upper Division Mathematics Classes

Mary E. Scherer DUE 9551132 Redlands University FY1995 $ 41,066 Redlands， CA 923743755 ILI -仪器仪表项目：数学雷德兰兹大学数学系正在将其微积分预科、概率论、数理统计、数值分析、大学几何和数论课程从课堂课程转变为以发现为基础的实验课程。一门新课程《数学建模导论》也采用了基于发现的方法。这些课程的主要发现工具是计算机。本项目为每两名学生配备一台PowerMacintosh 71001 / 66av电脑。雷德兰兹的项目反映了其教师的信念，全国数学教育者都认同，即学生通过积极发现和探索数学概念学得最好。计算机使学生能够可视化和探索复杂的模型和数据集，这些模型和数据集无法用传统的代数或分析方法处理。

Mary E. Scherer DUE 9551132 University of Redlands FY1995 $ 41,066 Redlands, CA 923743755 ILI - Instrumentation Project: Mathematics Title: Computer Classroom Laboratory for Upper Division Mathematics Classes The mathematics faculty of the University of Redlands is converting its Pre-Calculus, Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics, Numerical Analysis, College Geometry, and Number Theory courses from lecture courses to laboratory courses featuring discovery-based learning. A new course, Introduction to Mathematical Modeling, also uses a discovery-based approach. The primary discovery tool for each of these courses is the computer. This projects equips each of the classrooms in which these courses are taught with one PowerMacintosh 7100/66AV computer for each two students. The Redlands project reflects its faculty's belief, shared by mathematics educators nationwide, that students learn best by actively discovering and exploring mathematical concepts. The computer allows students to visualize and explore complex models and data sets not tractable using more traditional algebraic or analytic approaches.