Teaching with Maple

General Commentary

These articles present and summarize some of the issues involved in using mathematical software - like Maple - for teaching purposes.

• Computational Mathematics: Where we are, where we're going
  David Hart
  Center for Statistical and Mathematical Computing, Indiana University
• Teaching with Maple
  Reid M. Pinchback
  Academic Computing Services, MIT

Teaching Materials by Subject

This is a subject-categorized listing of some of the papers written about and materials created for teaching with Maple. Mathematical disciplines are more finely broken down than is generally the case for other subjects (eg. Physics). This isn't because Math is viewed as either a "better" or "bigger" academic discipline. It is simply done to organize the large volume of materials relevant to teaching the various mathematical concepts that are in fact utilized by many disciplines.

Calculus

• Another Look at Learning the Techniques of Elementary Integration
  Joseph A. Pavelcak
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94
• Can Maple Help in Teaching Calculus with Limited Time and Staff?
  Scott R. Fulton
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94
• Maple Labs and Programs for Calculus
  William W. Farr, Michael VanGeel
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94
• Using Maple and the Calculus Reform Material in the Calculus Sequence
  David C. Royster
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '93

Combinatorics

• Combinatorial Objects and their Generating Functions: A Maple Class Room Environment
  John S. Devitt
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '93

Differential Equations

• A Separable Differential Equation: New Insights
  R.J. Lopez
  Published in MapleTech Issue 7

Engineering

• Chemical Engineering with Maple
  Ross Taylor and Katherine Atherley
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94

Linear Algebra

• The Influence of Maple on a Linear Algebra Course at the Delft University of Technology
  Harry A.W.M. Kneppers
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94

Physics

• Introductory Quantum Mechanics Using Maple V
  Yutaka Abe
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '93
• On Integrating Computers into the Physics Curriculum
  Ronald L. Greene
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '93

Interdisciplinary or Pedagogical Topics

These articles either present the use of Maple in teaching across several disciplines, or discuss Maple-related teaching methodologies.

• Enlivening the Mathematics Curriculum with Maple
  G.F. Fitz-Gerald, W.P. Healy
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94
• Maple at the University of North London
  Graham Taylor-Russell
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94
• Maple in Education
  Tony Scott, Richard Pavele and Darren Redfern
  Published in MapleTech Issue 7
• Maple in Education - Part II
  T.C. Scott, M.B. Monagan, R. Pavelle, D. Redfern
  Published in MapleTech Volume 1 Number 1
• Worksheets: Can We Teach Mathematical Algorithms with Them?
  Michael Monagan
  Published in the proceedings of MSWS '94

Mathematics and Education

These materials discuss general pedagogical issues of mathematically-oriented education and explore some computer-based techniques for instruction.

• University Education Uses of Visualization in Scientific Computing; Proceedings of the IFIP WG3.2 Working Conference on Visualization in Scientific Computing
  S.D. Franklin, A.R. Stubberud, L.P. Wiedeman (eds.)
  (Elsevier Science B.V.) ISBN 0-444-81543-0, ISSN 0926-5473 (1994)

Other Resources

These are information servers located on the internet that contain collections of material specifically to instructional/educational issues.

• Educational resource pointers at Rensselaer
  [http server]
• Instructional Development Services--UC IRVINE
  [http server]
• Mathematics Teaching Archives (utk.edu)
  [gopher server] [http server]