Why do C&M students work in teams?
Experience has shown that C&M students learn more when they work in teams of two or three. Students working alone seem to miss a lot of things that teams tend not to miss. C&M labs tend to be noisy places; the sound is the sound of learning. When folks talk together about math (or about anything else), they learn together and they learn more. This is one reason modern businesses usually assign work to teams and not to individuals.
Comments from Students
The problems we solved . . . apply to our classes and to our lives. I learned 10 times more than I would've in [a traditional calculus class] . I actually feel smart. Because we do everything by computer, we are forced to know why we do what we do. The style and the types of questions are things we can relate to and picture. I personally learn more when I understand and am interested... I gotta tell you, this is the most fun I have ever had in a math class. Seriously.
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.
