Publications of Abraham D Smith    :chronological  alphabetical  combined listing:

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@misc{fds139484,
   Author = {Rann Bar-On and Paul Bendich and Benjamin Cooke and Michael Gratton and Timothy Lucas and Michael Nicholas and Nicholas Robbins and Abraham
             Smith, Joseph Spivey},
   Title = {Graduate Calculus Curriculum Review, Spring
             2007},
   Year = {2007},
   Month = {March},
   url = {http://www.math.duke.edu/~adsmith/proposal.pdf},
   Abstract = {This document is the end result of a several-month-long
             study of the calculus curriculum by a group of experienced
             graduate instructors. Herein, we propose specific changes to
             each course as well as significant changes to the curriculum
             as a whole. We arrived at these proposals after carefully
             considering the mathematical content of each class, its
             intended audience, and the mathematical requirements of the
             various physical, biological, and social sciences. In the
             course of gathering this information, we interviewed
             graduate instructors, teaching faculty, and teachers of
             concurrent courses in many other departments. <p> For each
             of 25L, 26L, 31L, 32L and the multivariable courses, we
             suggest shifting the position or emphasis of various topics,
             and we suggest alterations to specific lab assignments. In
             several cases, we have replacement labs in concept or in
             outline, and expect to write the new labs during Spring and
             Summer. <p> Most significantly, we propose replacing 32 and
             41 with 41L, a course we designed specifically for incoming
             freshmen who have gained AP credit for 31. The course is a
             careful balance of rigorous mathematics, computational
             techniques, and physical applications.},
   Key = {fds139484}
}