How do the graphics in C&M compare with the graphics in other courses?
C&M Mathematica graphics make calculator plots seem primitive. And in C&M, you get more vivid colorful graphics than found in any printed text. Also, in C&M you are not limited to the graphics chosen for a printed text. As a C&M student said: " I've been studying math for years and doing very well on it. But I never knew what I was studying until you got me on this computer and I could see it."
Comments from Students
It's very beneficial for ChE students to take the Mathematica version of Math 285 [DiffEq] due to the broader amount of material that the DiffEq&M athematica lessons cover. In the standard textbook version of diffeq, students learn how to mostly solve diffeq's that ChE's will never encounter. In the real world, engineers encounter problems much more complex than seen in the standard version of diffeq but that often crop up in their DiffEq&Mathematica homework. Additionally, the students who take DiffEq&Mathematica will have an increased understanding of the physical meaning of what they are doing. By presenting the material in a graphical form and covering things like resonance and the predator-prey model, students won't just be presented some random formula. They will see an approach to the problem
Tech Support
Techs support both the lab machines and the software used in this program.
In the event of a problem, send an e-mail to tech@cm.math.uiuc.edu.
