Two workshops for 55 participants during the summer of 1992 will introduce undergraduate mathematics faculty to interesting new topics in calculus and precalculus designed to enhance the core curriculum, rejuvenate teachers, and interest students. Although many of the examples will use the microcomputer as a tool, the emphasis will be on mathematics. Also included will be lectures by a plant pathologist on applications of chaos in biology and by an astronomer on calculus and planetary motion. An important feature of the project will be the publication of materials for national dissemination. These will supplement the principal investigators' NSF sponsored book 'Uses of Technology in the Mathematics Curriculum': A Manual of Laboratory Exercises and Resources for College Teachers.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9154269
Program Officer
William E. Haver
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1991-11-15
Budget End
1993-10-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
$75,555
Indirect Cost
Name
Oklahoma State University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Stillwater
State
OK
Country
United States
Zip Code
74078