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