Katie Gardner
Summer Research Student, Dalhousie University
Undergraduate student,Acadia
University
Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Summer Research Project
#1: The first project is to
develop
an interactive online assignment system for the
Mathematics 1000 (Calculus I) and
Mathematics 1010 (Calculus II) courses offered
by the Mathematics and Statistics department at Dalhousie
University. The system is expected to have the capability to
generate new (random) questions for each assignment, mark the
assignment solutions (multiple choice) and then give the student
user the option of returning to the questions marked incorrect to see
(and perhaps try to obtain) the correct answer. While working on the
assignment the student may at any time refer to a "Sample Assignement"
which includes detailed solutions to the sample problems.
The assignments were created using the authoring software Macromedia
Director and some simple HTML. Questions about director can be
directed to Professor Jason
Brown
Go
to the Calculus Assignments Homepage
Summer Research Project
#2:To check, revise, and update the MAPLE V Quick
reference Guide and incorporate into the guide the essential commands
required for second year calculus (MATH 2000/2001). This will include
introducing the scalar operations of partial differentiation, multiple
(iterated) integration and vector operations such as gradient, divergence,
and curl.
Summer Research Project
#3:To prepare short biographical sketches of the most
important Mathematicians involved in the evolution of Calculus from early
(Archimedes c.287-212 B.C.) to early mordern (Riemann 1826-1866) times and
to compile a short list of the major contributors to the mathematical
sciences since 1850. This information will be incorporated into the online
assignment program currently being developed in Project #1.
The
History of Calculus
Links