This project will support instrumentation in the Applied Mathematical Sciences Department of an open-admissions college. A classroom will be equipped with twenty-five networked IBM-PC (or IBM compatible) microcomputers and a large scale projection screen for demonstration purposes. The equipment will be used in two junior level statistics courses which are required of business majors. Students will encounter daily assigned classroom problems dealing with decision-making situations which require statistical analysis and interpretation of computer output. Solutions will be worked out on computers (two students per machine), as in a lab. Mathematically-shy business students will have a greater appreciation of statistical concepts and their applications to real world problems, more experience in dealing with the popular IBM-PC machinery and increased interest in pursuing optional senior level math courses in the area of the decision sciences. Business students, who represent fifty-eight percent of UH-Downtown's 1986 graduating class, will receive enhanced training in quantitative methods. Ultimately, other faculty will be encouraged to use this instructional lab for courses in computer science, numerical methods and calculus.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
8750352
Program Officer
Duncan E. McBride
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1987-06-15
Budget End
1989-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
$42,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Houston - Downtown
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Houston
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
77002