Mathematica in University introductory physics courses
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- Subject: [mg24632] Mathematica in University introductory physics courses
- From: S.Draaijer at icto.vu.nl
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 17:24:16 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam the Netherlands (http://www.vu.nl), department of Physics, I support a project on integrating Computer Algebra Software in physics courses (note: our students carry a laptop with Mathematica and Scientific Workplace installed on it with them all the time). It is a difficult project and we are looking for contacts, research and experiences of other people and institutions. What are the do's and dont's, how to integrate the use in face-to-face classroom, are there example lesson plans, what to expect from students and what not, how much time in practicing with Mathematica is needed for students to feel comfortablbe solving physics problems, etc. Where are looking for contacts, advice, materials, links etc. I hope someone can help us further on this subject. Kind regards, Silvester Draaijer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ir. Silvester Draaijer Onderwijs Adviesbureau van de Vrije Universiteit ICT Onderwijscentrum De Boelelaan 1115 (Provisorium) kamer C-113 1081 HV Amsterdam tel: 020-4445479 tel XOIP: 020-8703721 (for voice- to e-mail and fax to e-mail) http://www.icto.vu.nl/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Rinke J. Wijngaarden Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty of Sciences Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1081 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands phone +31 20 444 7918 fax +31 20 444 7991 e-mail RW at NAT.VU.NL web: http://www.nat.vu.nl/~vstof/home/rw/ Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.