David A Smith, Associate Professor Emeritus

Contact Info:

Office Location:	104 Physics Bldg
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.math.duke.edu/~das

Education:

Ph.D., Yale University, 1963
B.S., Trinity College, 1958

Research Interests: Mathematics Education

Professor Smith is Co-Director (with Professor Lawrence Moore) of Project CALC, which developed an award-winning curriculum for calculus instruction, based on laboratory experiments, discovery learning, real-world applications, writing and revision of writing, and high expectations of students. Professors Smith and Moore also direct the Connected Curriculum Project, funded by the National Science Foundation. This project is developing a library of Web-based interactive learning materials for the first two years of college-level mathematics.

Curriculum Vitae

Postdocs Mentored

• Peter Berman (2001/08-2003/12)  
• Eddie Fuller (2001/08-2002/06)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Lang Moore and David A. Smith, Changing Technology Implies Changing Pedagogy, in A Fresh Start for Collegiate Mathematics: Rethinking the Courses below Calculus, MAA Notes, edited by J. Narayan, et al., vol. 69 (Accepted, March, 2006), Mathematical Association of America [pdf]
2. David Tall, David A. Smith, and Cynthia Piez, Technology and Calculus, in Research on Technology and the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, edited by Kathy Heid and Glen Blume (Accepted, 2006), Information Age Publishing, Inc.
3. David A. Smith and Lang Moore, The Connected Curriculum Project, The Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications, vol. 1, no. 3, Dec. 2001 [html]
4. Jack Bookman, David Malone, Lawrence C. Moore, and David A. Smith, Learning about Online Learning: How Do Students Use Interactive Web-Based Materials?, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Gail Goodell, ed., Addison-Wesley, 2002, pp. 31-34
5. David A. Smith, Welcome to JOMA, Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications, vol. 1, no. 1, January, 2001 [html]