NSF Org:	DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Initial Amendment Date:	December 7, 1990
Latest Amendment Date:	June 29, 1994
Award Number:	9052242
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	James H. Lightbourne DUE  Division Of Undergraduate Education EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	December 1, 1990
End Date:	November 30, 1994 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$50,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$50,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1991 = $50,000.00
History of Investigator:	Edmund Lamagna (Principal Investigator) eal@cs.uri.edu Emilio Roxin (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Rhode Island 75 LOWER COLLEGE RD RM 103 KINGSTON RI  US  02881-1974 (401)874-2635
Sponsor Congressional District:	02
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Rhode Island 75 LOWER COLLEGE RD RM 103 KINGSTON RI  US  02881-1974
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	CJDNG9D14MW7
Parent UEI:	NSA8T7PLC9K3
NSF Program(s):	INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Primary Program Source:
Program Reference Code(s):	9267
Program Element Code(s):	126000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

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.

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