Surfaces/Bridge Workshop | 2023-Summer
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Syllabus
Course Name
Surfaces/Bridge Workshop
Course Number
mth923
Year/Term
Summer-2023
Course Credits
0
Class meeting times
3 1/2 days
Prerequisites
Differential and Integral Calculus
Course description
(none)
Topic/Day
Activities
Resources
Homework Due
6/25 Sun
Arrival
6-8 pm
Welcome Dinner
(Grimm Hall South 002)
Boxed Sandwiches and Salads
Welcome Activity
6/26 Mon
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30-10:00 am
Introduction to Raising Calculus
Introduction to the Geometry of Vectors
Introduction to the Workshop
10-10:30 am
Snack Break
(outside classroom)
10:30 am-noon
Derivatives SWBQ
Partial Derivatives
Leibniz Notation
The Anatomy of a Small Group Activity
12-1:30 pm
Lunch Break
(Cafeteria line closes at 1)
1:30-3 pm
Differentials mini lecture (before activity)
Differentials Activities
Video:
Rules for Differentials
Product Rule
Chain Rule
Read:
GVC: Leibniz vs. Newton
GVC: Differentials
GVC: Rules for Differentials
GVC: Properties of Differentials
GVC: The Multivariable Differential
GVC: Differentials: Summary
Differentials Version of the Chain Rule
Vector Derivatives
Multivariable differentials and partial derivatives
Dot product SWBQ
3-3:30 pm
Snack Break
(outside classroom)
3:30-5 pm
\(d\vec{r}\)
GVC: The Vector Differential \(d\vec{r}\)
Gradient Properties (mini-lecture)
GVC: Gradient
GVC: Geometry of Gradient
GVC: Properties of Gradient
GVC: Directional Derivatives
Geometry of the Gradient
(resources moved earlier to go with minilecture.)
Choosing Pedagogical Strategies
5-6:30 pm
Dinner
7-8 pm (optional)
Participants Share Their Own Curricular Innovations
6/27 Tue
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30-10 am
Densities
Forming Groups/Furniture
Group Roles
Total Amount
Chop, Multiply, Add
Pedagogical Moves
10-10:30 am
Snack Break
(outside classroom)
10:30 am-noon
Curvilinear Coordinates
GVC: Curvilinear Coordinates
Use What You Know
Generating Discussion
Misconceptions
12-1:30 pm
Lunch Break
(Cafeteria line closes at 1)
1:30-3 pm
Cross Product
GVC: Cross Product
Vector Fields
\(d\vec{r}\) in Curvilinear Coordinates
Vector Surface Elements
GVC: Surface Elements
GVC: Vector Surface Elements
3-3:30 pm
Snack Break
(outside classroom)
3:30-5 pm
Groups Prepare Presentations
5-6:30 pm
Dinner
7-8 pm (optional)
Using Vector Calculus in the Physical Sciences
6/28 Wed
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am-noon
Optimization
GVC: Optimization
Conservative Vector Fields
GVC: Path Independence
GVC: Conservative Vector Fields
GVC: Visualizing Conservative Vector Fields
GVC: Potential Functions
Surface and Volume Integrals
The Cake
Linear Approximation
Directional Derivatives (Figure 8)
Area (Putting Green)
Gradient (Hillside 2 versions)
Line Integrals (The Wire)
Divergence (Fishing Net)
Stokes' Theorem
Surface Integrals (The Cone)
10-10:30 am ish
Snack Break
(outside classroom)
12-1:30 pm
Lunch Break
(Cafeteria line closes at 1)
1:30-3 pm
Flux
GVC: Flux
GVC: Highly Symmetric Surfaces
GVC: Less Symmetric Surfaces
3-3:30 pm
Snack Break
(outside classroom)
3:30-5 pm
Discussion: Leading Activities.
Workshop Evaluation Focus Group
5:30-6:30 pm
Banquet
7-8 pm
6/29 Thu
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30-10 am
Curl (and Divergence) Mini Lecture
GVC: Circulation
GVC: Definition of Curl
GVC: Definition of Divergence
Curl (and Divergence) Visualization
GVC: Geometry of Curl
GVC: Interactive Curl
GVC: Seeing Curl
GVC: Interactive Divergence
GVC: Seeing Divergence
Divergence and Curl in Curvilinear Coordinates
GVC: The Curl in Curvilinear Coordinates
GVC: The Divergence in Curvilinear Coordinates
Stokes' Theorem (and the Divergence Theorem)
GVC: Stokes' Theorem
GVC: The Divergence Theorem
10-10:30 am
Snack Break
(outside classroom)
10:30 am-noon
Make Your Own Syllabus
12-1:30 pm
Lunch Break
(Cafeteria line closes at 1)
1:30 pm
Departure
Types of Active Engagement
Effective Wrap-Up
Leading Activities
Constructing a Formula
Anatomy of an Activity