Collaborative Research: UTMOST: Undergraduate Teaching in Mathematics with Open Software and Textbooks

最大的项目(数学本科教学与开放软件和教科书)是将Sage-全面的免费开源数学软件-与现有的免费开放教科书的使用结合在一起，使教师和机构能够更容易地将数学软件的力量带给他们的学生。开放源码软件和开放教科书的作者提供许可，允许自由复制和编辑他们的作品，允许其他人根据自己的需要对其进行修改或扩展，或进行改进。一项主要的项目活动是将现有的开放式教科书转化为基于网络的动态电子文本，将传统的数学阐述与Sage代码和动手演示相结合。这个项目的智力价值在于它使用了创新的Sage环境和活跃的用户和从业者社区。八所不同的本科生机构正在帮助测试和完善这些材料，使用一个全面的、专业的评估程序。推动这个项目的主要目标是创造技术和教学工具和方法，极大地简化强大软件的部署和使用，以增加本科数学的学习和实验。考虑到开发和部署的分布式性质，该项目潜在的更广泛的影响是强烈的。

The UTMOST Project (Undergraduate Teaching in Mathematics with Open Software and Textbooks) is coupling the use of Sage - comprehensive free open source mathematics software - with existing free open textbooks, to make it possible for faculty and institutions to more easily bring the power of mathematics software to their students. Authors of open source software and open textbooks provide licenses that permit free copying and editing of their work, allowing others to adapt or extend them to suit their needs or make improvements. A major project activity is to convert existing open textbooks into web-based dynamic e-texts that integrate traditional mathematical exposition with Sage code and hands-on demonstrations. The intellectual merit of this project lies in its use of the innovative Sage environment and its active community of users and practitioners. Eight diverse undergraduate institutions are helping to test and refine these materials using a comprehensive, professional evaluation procedure. The main goal driving this project is to create technical and pedagogical tools and methods that greatly simplify the deployment and use of powerful software to increase learning and experimentation in undergraduate mathematics. The potential broader impacts of this project are strong given the distributed nature of both development and deployment.