Title: Redesigning the Calculus Sequence at a Research University
Speaker: Harvey Keynes, University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

The School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, is developing a new calculus sequence for students in mathematics, science, and engineering which incorporates changes in content and methods of instruction. An innovative feature involves student exploration of mathematical ideas and complex, open-ended, interdisciplinary applications using interactive features of the World Wide Web. This talk describes some of the special features of the sequence. Student attitudes about the usefulness of the pedagogical and curricular components, and how these approaches affect their learning are analyzed. Quantitative data are presented that compare the achievement and retention of students in the new sequence with a control group from the standard calculus sequence. Future directions for refinements and a new second year course are discussed.