Curricular Development

Success in Mathematics

A guide for undergraduates with tips on how to study mathematics, how to approach problem-solving, how to study for and take tests, and when and how to get help.

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Object Oriented Programming in Python

A textbook and curriculum for introductory computer science created by Michael Goldwasser and David Letscher.  The text provides a balanced and flexible approach to the incorporation of object-oriented principles in introductory courses using Python, providing a solid framework for the development of computer software.

Math and the Art of M. C. Escher

A new course and free, online, collaborative textbook developed for MATH 124: Math and the Art of M.C. Escher.  Created by Anneke Bart and Bryan Clair, open for contributions from all instructors.

Maple Worksheets and Java Applets

Developed and maintained primarily by Fr. Mike May.  Please contact Fr. May ( maymk@slu.edu) if you have questions or find this material useful.

Courses Below Calculus

• A collection of Applets for Courses below Calculus, including college algebra, triangles in geometry, vectors, trigonometry, pre-calculus, advanced graphing, and more.

Calculus

• A collection of Applets for Calculus includes applets developed locally as well as applets developed elsewhere.  There is also 
• Occasional Maple for Calc II is a series of worksheets using Maple in teaching calculus II. The worksheets are designed assuming that Maple is only used occasionally in the course, so it has to be made friendlier to use.
• We are currently teaching multivariate calculus in a computer classroom.  We have created a collection of  Java Applets and Maple worksheets for Calculus III.  The worksheets have also been used in an MAA PREP workshop, Exploring Mulrivariable Calculus with Maple.

Algebra

• A series of Maple Worksheets for Linear Algebra.  Some of the worksheet development was part of an NSF ILI grant.  The worksheets have also been used in an MAA PREP workshop,Exploring Linear Algebra with Maple. 
  
• The Abstract Algebra worksheets are a series of of about a dozen Maple worksheets designed to be used by students in upper division or early graduate level courses in abstract algebra. The worksheets look at concepts like Euclidean norm, Euclidean algorithm, computations in extension fields, automorphisms, groups of automorphisms, Galois groups of polynomials, and transcendental field extensions.

Cryptography

• The Cryptography worksheets were written for an elective course in cryptography. The course breaks into four pieces, looking at: Classical cryptogrphic systems, Public Key Cryptography, Symmetric Block Cryptography, and real world issues.

ILI Grant Course Materials

A selection of course materials for algebra, geometry, calculus, general education mathematics, Maple tutorials, and computer science.  Developed from 1998-2001, supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DUE 9851405.