Jacksonville University - College Algebra Multimedia Project

本计画针对大学生在处理传统大学代数与预备代数课程时所遇到的困难。 这些课程强调符号操作和人为的问题。 学生们发现这些课程与他们的背景和目标几乎没有相关性。 该项目旨在通过技术整合实现几个主要目标，包括（1）减少对纸和笔操作的需求;（2）使学生能够考虑从科学，社会科学和经济学中提取的现实世界的问题。 学生们两人一组进行基于计算机的实验室项目，以分析本地或万维网上获得的真实的数据。 他们正在使用一个代数和绘图软件包来帮助他们进行困难的计算。 该项目主要影响非科学专业和非商业专业谁想要采取大学代数，以满足大学的要求。 这样的学生往往很聪明，但缺乏基本的代数技能。 *

This project addresses the difficulty of college students in handling the traditional courses in college algebra and preparatory algebra. These courses stress symbolic manipulation and contrived problems. Students find the courses to have little or no relevance to their background and goals. The project is designed to achieve several major objectives through the integration of technology, including (1) reducing the need for paper and pencil manipulation; and (2) enabling the student to consider real-world problems drawn from the sciences, the social sciences, and economics. The students are working in pairs on computer-based laboratory projects to analyze real data obtained locally or on the World Wide Web. They are using an algebra and graphing package to assist them in difficult computations. The project is predominately affecting non-science-majors and non-business-majors who want to take college algebra to fulfill a university requirement. Such students tend to be bright, but deficient in basic algebraic skills. *