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Klebanoff, Aaron – Primus, 1997
Describes a project involving a short car trip in which students experience an early opportunity to work in teams, think about mathematics, gather and analyze speed and distance data, and produce a report on their findings. Provides a typical-authored solution. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Data Collection, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts
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Craighead, Robert L., Jr.; Fleck, Cynthia – Primus, 1997
Presents an experiment to design a precalculus topic that would help prepare students for limits in differential calculus. Emphasizes the topic to enhance the interpretation of graphs and to be applicable in both technology-based and traditional precalculus courses. Uses graphing calculators to help students observe the results of their…
Descriptors: Calculus, Educational Technology, Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators
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Cooley, Laurel A. – Primus, 1997
Describes an experimental study in which two sections of calculus were taught using the same materials, except one section was enhanced with the computer algebra system Mathematica. Results indicated that the students in the technology group had advantages to understanding certain key topics in calculus such as limits, derivatives, and curve…
Descriptors: Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
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Silvia, Evelyn M.; Hom, Carole L. – Primus, 1996
Refutes the assumption that large classes must be impersonal, characterized by lecture style, and presented in a theorem-proof-example format. Discusses successful strategies for space use, classroom management, and collecting student feedback. (DDR)
Descriptors: Calculus, Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies
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Chappell, Kelly K. – Primus, 2003
Examines the performance of two groups of students in traditionally-taught second semester calculus: students who took reform first semester calculus and students who took traditionally-taught first semester calculus. Identifies and explores the issues that reform students faced as they transitioned into traditionally-taught second semester…
Descriptors: Calculus, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Higher Education
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Chappell, Kelly K.; Killpatrick, Kendra – Primus, 2003
Investigates the effects of instructional environment on students' conceptual understanding and procedural knowledge of calculus. Uses multiple achievement measures to determine the degree to which students from different instructional environments had mastered the concepts and procedures inherent to first semester calculus. Indicates no…
Descriptors: Calculus, Concept Formation, Educational Change, Higher Education
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Meier, John; Thorme, Trisha – Primus, 1997
Outlines a pair of projects used in introductory calculus that are inspired by techniques archaeologists use in the analysis of pottery. These real-world application problems appeal to students who are not necessarily interested in the standard application of calculus. (Author/DDR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Archaeology, Calculus, College Curriculum
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Young, Anne Ludington – Primus, 1997
Describes a Calculus I project in which students discover the formula for the derivative of an exponential function. The project includes two targeted writing assignments and leads to several additional problems. Together these tasks provide a basis for an algebraic approach to the exponential function. (AIM)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Cooperative Learning, Equations (Mathematics)
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Gordon, Sheldon P. – Primus, 1997
Illustrates the qualitative nature of the differences between reform courses and traditional courses based on the types of student questions and comments generated in reform classes ranging from college algebra to multivariable calculus. (AIM)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
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Alarcon, Francisco E.; Stoudt, Rebecca A. – Primus, 1997
Describes the preparation for the implementation of a Mathematica-based calculus curriculum and the curriculum selection process at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Contains a summary of the problems encountered and the resulting modifications. Evaluation of the curriculum implementation, some reasons for its demise, and suggested future…
Descriptors: Calculus, Curriculum Based Assessment, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
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Green, Kris H. – Primus, 2002
Discusses three different writing assignments used in calculus courses. The assignments represent personal, informational, and blended purposes. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Calculus, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies
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Case, Robert – Primus, 2002
Reports on a long-term collaborative effort between Northeastern University and inner-city high schools in Boston which resulted in the wide-spread introduction of reform classes in schools previously lacking calculus. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Calculus, College School Cooperation, Educational Change
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Wallace, Dorothy – Primus, 2002
Describes a successful course in mathematical biology at Dartmouth College. The course targets premedical students and biology majors rather than mathematics majors, and requires only one semester of calculus as prerequisite. Real world problems form the basis of student work. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Biology, Calculus, Curriculum Design, Higher Education
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Schlatter, Mark D. – Primus, 2002
Discusses one way of addressing the difficulty of mastering a large number of concepts through the use of ConcepTests; that is, multiple choice questions given in a lecture that test understanding as opposed to calculation. Investigates various types of ConcepTests and the material they can cover. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Calculus, Concept Formation, Evaluation, Group Activities
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Mahavier, W. Ted – Primus, 2002
Describes a two-semester numerical methods course that serves as a research experience for undergraduate students without requiring external funding or the modification of current curriculum. Uses an engineering problem to introduce students to constrained optimization via a variation of the traditional isoperimetric problem of finding the curve…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design