Learning via Primary Historical Sources

Learning Discrete Mathematics and

Computer Science

via Primary Historical Sources

Projects

Introduction to the use of projects

Instructions for testers

What our students say

This is a Phase II expansion grant from the National Science Foundation (2008-2011). The goal is to develop, classroom test, evaluate and disseminate curricular modules (projects) based on primary historical sources. Projects are available for the following courses: Abstract Algebra, Algorithms, Automata and Formal Languages, Calculus, Combinatorics, Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics, Graph Theory, Introduction to Computer Science, Mathematical Logic, Programming Languages, Theory of Computation.

This is a collaborative work between Mathematics (Math) and Computer Science (CS) faculty at New Mexico State University (NMSU), Old Dominion University (ODU), and Colorado State University at Pueblo (CSU-P).

The web page for our previous Phase I NSF pilot grant, explaining our pedagogical goals, along with a list of available projects from that grant is at http://www.math.nmsu.edu/hist_projects.

April 2012 Workshop

Workshop on Authorship of Student Projects Based on Primary Historical Sources for Courses in Mathematics or Computer Science took place on April 16-17, 2012, at NMSU. Workshop flyer. Workshop program.

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This material is based upon work supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. 0715392 and 0717752. Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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