The Calculus Companion: A Computer Laboratory for Mathemat-ical Exploration

微积分伴侣：数学探索的计算机实验室

• 批准号: 9052242
• 负责人: Edmund Lamagna
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Rhode Island
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-12-01 至 1994-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9052242&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Calculus; Companion; Computer; Laboratory; Mathemat

This project will support the establishment of a computer laboratory that will be used in conjunction with a two-semester introductory calculus sequence. It is being funded under the Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) Program, which has the goal of supporting projects to develop new or improved instrument-based undergraduate laboratory courses in science, mathematics, or engineering. The Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program provides matching support for the instrumen- tation necessary to implement undergraduate instructional improvements at U.S. colleges and universities. In particular, the main objective of this project is to provide the laboratory environment which will facilitate the use of the system called the Calculus Companion, written by the Principal Investigators under a previous NSF grant. The computer, with the Calculus Companion, will enable students to concentrate on learning the important concepts of calculus, free them from tedious calculations, and encourage creativity through rapid feedback and experimentation.

该项目将支持建立一个计算机实验室，该实验室将与两学期介绍性的微积分序列一起使用。它是根据仪器和实验室改进（ILI）计划资助的，该计划的目标是支持开发科学，数学或工程学的新的或改进的基于仪器的本科实验室课程的项目。 仪器和实验室改进计划为在美国大学和大学实施本科教学改进所需的仪器提供了匹配的支持。 特别是，该项目的主要目的是提供实验室环境，该实验室环境将促进由先前的NSF赠款根据先前的NSF赠款撰写的称为微积分伴侣的系统。 与微积分同伴的计算机将使学生能够专注于学习微积分的重要概念，使他们摆脱乏味的计算，并通过快速的反馈和实验来鼓励创造力。