This document has been archived.

Title  : NSF 95-94 AWARDS FOR CALCULUS AND BRIDGE TO CALCULUS CURRICULUM
         DEVELOPMENT FY 1994
Type   : Dir of Awards
NSF Org: EHR / DUE
Date   : May 31, 1995
File   : nsf9594






                    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


           DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

                DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION













                           NSF ANNOUNCES
                            AWARDS FOR

      CALCULUS AND BRIDGE TO CALCULUS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
                              FY 1994




                 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

        DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
             DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

   CALCULUS AND BRIDGE TO CALCULUS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
                      AWARDS IN FY 1994


The  purpose of the Undergraduate Curriculum Development  in
Mathematics: Calculus and Bridge to Calculus Program  is  to
foster on a national scale the improvement in the quality of
calculus  instruction and the preparation  of  students  for
calculus. The reform effort is expected to benefit  students
in  all types of educational institutions.  As part of  this
reform, twenty-five grants totaling nearly $3.7 million were
awarded in FY 1994.  Of these 25 grants, 14 were new awards,
10 were continuing awards, and 1 was a supplemental award.

FY  1994  was the final year for a separate NSF solicitation
for  the Calculus Program.  However, since calculus has such
a  prominent role in the undergraduate curriculum,  calculus
reform  will  continue  to be supported  through  other  NSF
programs   such   as   the   new  undergraduate   initiative
"Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications Throughout the
Curriculum."   Initiated  in FY 1994  and  building  on  the
reform that has taken place through the Calculus Program and
other   NSF  undergraduate  programs,  this  new  initiative
continues  NSF�s  efforts  to  encourage  interdisciplinary,
comprehensive reform.

Awards Overview

Awards were made in FY 1994 to institutions and consortia of
institutions,  including universities,  two-  and  four-year
colleges,  and nonprofit organizations.  These  awards  fall
into  two  major categories: 1) adaptation, refinement,  and
implementation, and 2) curriculum development.  Building  on
the  previous work on first-year calculus, the primary focus
of  the  curriculum  development currently  underway  is  in
courses  on  the  preparation  for  calculus,  multivariable
calculus, and differential equations.

An  example  is  the curriculum development being  performed
through  a grant to Brown University (RI), where interactive
computer  graphics laboratory materials are being developed.
These  materials will be used to more effectively  introduce
geometric ideas into the calculus curriculum; in particular,
in the third semester calculus courses taken by engineering,
natural  science, life science, economics, computer  science
and mathematics majors.

Through  an  award  to  Peralta Community  College  (CA),  a
consortium  of institutions (Peralta Community College,  San
Francisco City College, California State University-Hayward,
and  San Francisco State University) is adapting the Harvard
Consortium  Curriculum. Faculty from these institutions  are
jointly  developing  the curriculum which  will  incorporate
instructional methods and strategies to increase the success
rate  of  students.   A  Calculus Reform  Handbook  will  be
published  and  the approaches will be institutionalized  in
these colleges.

A  Regional  Center for Calculus Reform is  being  supported
through an award to Northeastern University (MA).  Materials
are  being  developed and adapted for collegiate precalculus
and  calculus courses.  The project is also working  closely
with   Northeastern's  Comprehensive  Regional  Center   for
Minorities  to strengthen precalculus and calculus  programs
in urban school districts with large minority enrollments.

Program Impact

The  Calculus  Program has stimulated a national  effort  to
improve calculus instruction, engaging the full spectrum  of
educational   institutions:  two-year  colleges,   four-year
colleges,  universities, and secondary schools.   A  primary
result of the projects supported in the program has been the
development  of  texts,  which are  now  being  commercially
published,    supplementary    materials,    and    software
applications.

The  projects have developed several alternative  approaches
to  the  instruction  of  calculus.  These  approaches  have
unique   features,   but  there  are  common   themes.    In
particular,  technology is effectively integrated  into  the
course;  the emphasis in the classroom is shifted  from  the
instructor  to the student as an active participant  in  the
learning  process; and problem solving is  emphasized,  with
open-ended  problems that unify important ideas of  calculus
and provide significant applications from other disciplines.

The  program  is managed by NSF�s Division of  Undergraduate
Education  in  cooperation  with  other  divisions  in   the
Directorate  for  Education  and  Human  Resources  and  the
Division of Mathematical Sciences.

                 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
        DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
   UNDERGRADUATE COURSE AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

             CALCULUS AND THE BRIDGE TO CALCULUS
                       FY 1994 AWARDS


STATE NAME

   Institution      Proj. Dir.                    Awd. Amt.
Grant No.
          City      ZIP       Department
     Award Title


ARIZONA

   U of Arizona          D Lovelock
$316,596       9252521
          Tucson         85721          Mathematics
     Implementation and Dissemination of the Harvard
Consortium Materials in Arizona, Oklahoma
        and Utah


CALIFORNIA

   Harvey Mudd College   R L Borrelli
$250,127       9450742
          Claremont      91711          Mathematics
     A Computer-Based Introductory Differential Equations
Course

   Peralta CC Dist Off   W L Lepowsky
$119,703       9450735
          Oakland        946062844 Mathematics
     Instituting Calculus Reform:  A Community College -
State University Consortium Model


CONNECTICUT

   U of Connecticut J F Hurley                    $219,434
9252463
          Storrs         06269          Mathematics
     Implementing Computer-Integrated Calculus in High
Schools


FLORIDA

   Indian River CC  W Ward                        $100,000
9450744
          Fort Pierce         349815541 Mathematics
     Calculus and the Bridge to Calculus


ILLINOIS

   U of Ill Urbana-Champaign  J Uhl
$150,000       9252484
          Urbana         61801          Mathematics
     Calculus & Mathematica

INDIANA

   Purdue Univ      E L Dubinsky                  $218,000
9450750
          West Lafayette 47907          Mathematics
     Calculus, Concepts, Computers and Cooperative Learning:
Assessment and Evaluation in Terms
        of Dissemination Goals


IOWA

   U of Iowa        K D Stroyan                   $42,185
9252486
          Iowa City      52242          Mathematics
     Fully Renewed Calculus and Three Large Universities


KENTUCKY

   U of Kentucky         J H Wells                $47,460
9252494
          Lexington      405060001 Mathematics
     A Proposal for Implementing Calculus Reform in West
Appalachia


MASSACHUSETTS

   Boston Univ      P R Blanchard                 $102,241
9352833
          Boston         021182394 Mathematics
     Differential Equations: A Dynamical Systems Approach

   Education Dev Ctr     W Harvey                 $236,029
9450731
          Newton         02160          Learning, Teaching,
and Technology
     Engaging Students in Powerful Concepts, Questions, and
Tools: A Multi-Span Mathematical
        Bridge

   Harvard Univ          D Hughes-Hallett
$141,847       9352905
          Cambridge      021383826 Mathematics
     Bridge Calculus Consortium Based At Harvard

   Northeastern Univ     T J Gaffney
$299,973       9450764
          Boston         021155096 Mathematics
     A Regional Center for Calculus Reform at Northeastern
University


MICHIGAN

   U of Michigan         M Brown                  $100,000
9252503
          Ann Arbor      481091274 Mathematics
     A New Calculus Program at the University of Michigan


MINNESOTA

   Saint Olaf College    A M Ostebee
$150,061       9450765
          Northfield          55057          Mathematics
     Multivariable Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and
Symbolic Points of View
NEW YORK

   US Military Academy   D Small
$95,000             9450767
          West Point          10996          Mathematical
Sciences
     West Point Core Curriculum Conference in Mathematics


NORTH CAROLINA

   Duke Univ        L C Moore                $180,860
9352889
          Durham         277032570 Mathematics
     Interactive Modules for Courses Following Calculus

   NC A&T St Univ   H L Martin                    $236,520
9443435
          Greensboro     274110001
     Alliance for Minority Participation: NSF Alliance
Proposal


OKLAHOMA

   U of Oklahoma         C C McKnight
$209,992       9450760
          Norman         730698813 Mathematics
     A Comprehensive Calculus Project for Comprehensive
Universities


PENNSYLVANIA

   Dickinson Coll        N H Baxter
$100,505       9450746
          Carlisle       17013          Mathematics and
Computer Science
     Using a Workshop Approach and Real Applications to
Teach Calculus with Review Courses


PUERTO RICO

   U of PR Mayaguez R Martinez-Planell            $197,926
9450758
          Mayaguez       00709          Mathematics
     Reforming Calculus Instruction in Puerto Rico


RHODE ISLAND

   Brown Univ       T F Banchoff                  $181,650
9450721
          Providence          02912          Mathematics
     Interactive Electronic Third Semester Calculus
Laboratory Materials for Personal Computers

   U of Rhode Island     E A Lamagna
$30,000             9352839
          Kingston       02881          Computer Science
     Newton: An Interactive Environment For Exploring
Calculus


UTAH

   Brigham Young Univ    G Armstrong
$33,540             9253959
          Provo          846021043 Mathematics
     Fully Renewed Calculus at Three Large Universities


WISCONSIN

   U Wisc La Crosse J Unbehaun                    $26,113
9253958
          La Crosse      546013742 Mathematics
     Fully Renewed Calculus at Three Large Universities