Electronic Proceedings of the Seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsOrlando, Florida, November 17-20, 1994Paper P025Interdisciplinary Lively Applications Projects (ILAPs) Bringing Relevance to Mathematics |
Richard D. WestUS Military Academy West Point, NY 10996 USA list of all papers by this author | Joseph D. MyersUS Military Academy West Point, NY 10996 USA |
To enliven the presentation of core mathematics at USMA, two or three ILAPs are incorporated into the syllabus of each course. Each project requires the use of technology and an analysis by the student significantly greater than the normal 'application' problem. Our presentation will illustrate the use of CAS and spreadsheets (DERIVE and Quattro Pro in our case, adaptable to many others) in these ILAPs.
Keyword(s): applications, computer algebra systems