7:00 PM
Supper at Papa's Grill, 1821 Hillandale Rd. 383-8502
Meet in the lobby of the Brookwood Inn at 6:45. Introductions, overall description of the project
8:30-9:00 AM
Coffee in 135 Physics Building (Math Dept Lounge). Walk to 229 Social Sciences, workshop location until mid-afternoon.
9:00-9:20 AM Introduction and logistics
9:20-10:35 AM
Group A -- those with little or no knowledge of Maple
- Work through Maple tutorial module: Helper Application Tutorial in Engineering Mathematics, Parts 1-10 and Appendix.
- If time remains, read through "Workshop" version of Radioactive Decay (Differential Calculus) -- on Contents page, click the Maple WS button.
Group B -- those with basic knowledge of Maple
- Scan through tutorial
- Read through "Workshop" version of Radioactive Decay (Differential Calculus) -- on Contents page, click the Maple WS button.
- Work through one module from the following list:
- Accumulation (Integral Calculus)
- Equiangular Spirals (Multivariable Calculus)
- Introduction to the One-Dimensional Heat Equation (Engineering Mathematics) -- no Maple required
10:35-10:55 AM Break
10:55-Noon
Noon-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-3:00 PM
3:00-3:30 Break -- walk to 120 Physics
3:30-5:00 PM
5:00-5:30 PM
Open discussion of issues raised during the day
7:00 PM Supper (restaurant TBA)
8:30-9:00 AM
Coffee in 135 Physics. Walk to 229 Social Sciences, workshop location for the rest of the day.
9:00-10:30 AM
Work on (at least) one module from the following list:
- Functions Defined by Data (Precalculus or Differential Calculus) -- an exploration of data entry and plotting
- Time and Temperature (Precalculus or Differential Calculus) -- modeling with sinusoidal functions
- Slope Fields (Differential Calculus) -- graphical representations of differential equations and their solutions, in a calculus context
- Raindrops (Differential Calculus) -- modeling falling bodies with air resistance
- The SIR Model for Spread of Disease (Differential Calculus) -- Why is it that we can wipe out polio but not measles? -- a calculus problem, even though it involves a system of nonlinear differential equations
- World Population Growth (Integral Calculus) -- a study of world population data and the “natural” and “coalition” models for it
- One-Dimensional Heat Equation (Engineering Mathematics) -- a companion to Introduction to the One-dimensional Heat Equation that studies symbolic solutions and challenges the student to explain the behavior over time in terms of the symbolic representation.
- World Class Sprints (Differential Equations) -- Exploration of a first-order linear DE with emphasis on selection of parameters to model data
- Markov Chains (Linear Algebra) An introduction to the concepts of transition matrices and Markov Chains
10:30-10:50 AM Break
10:50-11:30 AM Student journal entries
11:30 AM -1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-1:30 PM Student reports
1:30-3:00 PM
3:00-3:30 PM Break
3:30-5:00 PM
7:00 PM Supper (restaurant TBA)
8:30-9:00 AM
Coffee in 135 Physics. Walk to 229 Social Sciences, workshop location for the rest of the day.
9:00-9:50 AM
Presentation on use of Blackboard CourseInfo online course management
10:00-10:50 AM
Presentation on CCP and the National Digital Library
11:00-Noon Wrap-up and evaluation