Computer Manipulatives in an Ordinary Differential Equations Course: Development, Implementation, and Assessment |
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| Authors: | Haynes R Miller Deborah S Upton |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA;(2) Department of Mathematics, Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357, USA |
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| Abstract: | The d’Arbeloff Interactive Mathematics Project or d’AIMP is an initiative that seeks to enhance and ultimately transform the
teaching and learning of introductory mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A result of this project is
a suite of “mathlets,” a carefully developed set of dynamic computer applets for use in the university’s ordinary differential
equations course. In this paper, we present the rationale for such computer innovations, the philosophy behind their design,
as well as a discussion of their careful development and implementation. Survey results are reported which yielded positive
student feedback and suggestions for improvement.
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| Keywords: | transfer undergraduate mathematics education differential equations simulation applet |
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