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A computer-based ``laboratory`` course in mathematical methods for science and engineering: The Legendre Polynomials module. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/314117· OSTI ID:314117
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  1. WhistleSoft, Inc., Los Alamos, NM (United States)
WhistleSoft, Inc., proposed to convert a successful pedagogical experiment into multimedia software, making it accessible to a much broader audience. A colleague, Richard J. Jacob, has been teaching a workshop course in mathematical methods at Arizona State University (ASU) for lower undergraduate science majors. Students work at their own pace through paper-based tutorials containing many exercises, either with pencil and paper or with computer tools such as spreadsheets. These tutorial modules cry out for conversion into an interactive computer-based tutorial course that is suitable both for the classroom and for self-paced, independent learning. WhistleSoft has made a prototype of one such module, Legendre Polynomials, under Subcontract (No F97440018-35) with the Los Alamos Laboratory`s Technology Commercialization Office for demonstration and marketing purposes.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); WhistleSoft, Inc., Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
314117
Report Number(s):
LA-SUB--98-56; ON: DE99001699
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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