| Title: | Bridging the vector calculus gap |
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| Description: | This website examines the differences beween the teaching of vector calculus and its actual application by scientists, and shows how traditional teaching adopts a very different approach and language from that which is familiar to physicists and engineers. The Vector Calculus Bridge Project aims to provide materials more suitable to effectively introducing science students to vector calculus, by relating it to their subject specialisms. A series of examples illustrate the two different approaches in such topics as symmetry, functions and spherical coordinates. Sample teaching materials (PDF format) for group activities are provided - some of these require a password which can be obtained by lecturers from the website authors, Tevian Dray and Corinne Manogue of Oregon State University. Full texts of papers and presentations related to the project can also be downloaded. |
| Keywords - uncontrolled: | vector calculus |
| Type: | Research centres and projects |
| URL: | http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/bridge/ |
| Classification: |
Mathematics and computer science > Mathematics > Calculus |
| Resource creator: | Dray, Tevian |
| Resource creator: | Manogue, Corinne |
| Country of origin: | United States |
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