Visualization Tools for Three Dimensions

这是建立在之前的一个项目的基础上，在那个项目中，发现了学生在理解三维概念方面缺乏几何可视化。在工程学院机械工程专业学生的帮助下，正在创建一套系统和一套工具。这套工具帮助理工科学生将与点、曲面、曲线、等高线和矢量相关的概念在三维中可视化。该项目的目标如下：(A)制造这些工具集，既可供教师使用，也可供学生小组使用。(B)出版一本有关使用这些工具的手册。(C)寻找伙伴机构对这些工具进行试点测试。为了实现这些目标，机械工程专业的学生正在改进目前使用的工具，使其能够大规模生产。高级人员正在编写随附的手册，以便有效使用。当地正在进行测试，以测试其有效性。正在确定合作机构，以帮助试行这些工具。该项目正在对扫描电子显微镜领域代表性不足的少数族裔产生重大影响。它涉及教师发展和数学课程中新工具的整合。

This builds on a previous project where a lack of geometric visualization in the student comprehension of three-dimensional concepts was discovered. With the help of mechanical engineering students from the school of engineering, a system and set of tools is being created. This set of tools is helping students of science and engineering visualize concepts relating to points, surfaces, curves, contours, and vectors in three dimensions.The goals for the project are the following: (a) to manufacture sets of these tools, which can be used both by instructors and by students in small groups. (b) to publish an accompanying manual for the use of these tools. (c) to locate partner institutions to pilot test these tools.To realize these goals, mechanical engineering students are refining tools currently being used to a level where they can be mass-produced. The senior personnel are writing the accompanying manual for their effective use. Local tests are being run to test their effectiveness. Partner institutions are being identified to help pilot test these tools.This project is having a strong impact on underrepresented minorities in SEM fields. It involves faculty development and the integration of new tools in the mathematics curriculum.