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A. The Presetrt Situstior
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of sope College
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of thG CoEDute! gcieace Dopert[€lt
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Cooput6r Facilitie6
Prelert
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statu.
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of Conr.e offeriEgs i!
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Nartative
A. The PleseEt Situation
Description of gope College
f,ope coltege ?a6 establi6hed in 1866 es an io8titution
Reforned church in Anerics.
It
is a four-year,
presetrtly has 2,500 students atral146 full-tiEe
liberal
affiliated
college vhich
alts
faculty.
ttith the
A11 studeEts are Eequired
to conplete e conpreheBgive, broad-based cole curriculun aud a concentreted atudy
iD one of 36 dajor sreas, leadilg
to the Bachelor of Arts,
the Bachelor of science'
the Bachelor of ScieDce itr Nursing, or the Bachelor of Music degree.
Descriptiotr of tbe couputer Scietrce Depsrtneot
fhe conputer gcieDce Depart&etrt st Bope College wss forDed in 1974 as 8n
interdidciplinery
sitrce thet tine,
departuent.
Ite
increased at on artrual rate of 201.
hae gewed ag a nodel for
the fornatiotr
arts colleges across the couotry.
ia the departnent hag
eorolleent
depattEe[t
hes greduated 117 Bajors and
of Cooputer Science DepertEeot6 itr libelsl
Preseotlyr over 75U of ell EoPe College 6tudetrt3
teke at lea6t otre coulae in CoEputer Sci.ence atrd 27 najoro lrill
The depsrtneEt offe!6 tbiee nejors,
the Bechelor of Altsr
Sraduste ilr 1985.
the Bechelor of
scienee, aod the Bachelor of Aits r.ith aecondary educatiotr certification
approval pendiag).
(6tate
The conputer Scieace curriculun has been deoiStred to provide
students with the opportunity to purBle atry of four directioDs, namely' busilles8
dete processing, scientific
cooputing, systens progrernilg'
aDd coDPuter hef,dttare
etrSiaee!io8.
The faculty
ia conplter scietrce cotrsist6 of four full-tise
these pelsoos bas been active
itr coEputitrS, aDd togethe!
of tbe varioue sspects of ttlis field.
the regular cullicuhrn,
Pe!6otr3. .Each of
Plovide excelledt
coverage
In additiotr to teachilg the 17 cout8es itr
the faculty ba6, itr the Past 5 years, offered 9 special
topics coursed, directed 84 studeots in iadependeot stuily atrd resealch Plojects,
published 6 scholarly psper6 aod coo6ulted with 4l busitresses, iadu6tries,
iDstitutiotrs.
aEd
Descriptiotr
lte
Depaltfieot
of the }t4thefetic6
llatheuatics
DepartEent hss loDg beeD sD itrtegrsl
nle
Part of BoPe College.
Departnetrt-s role is three fold:
(a) To Provide course6 fo! studelts itr Pure atrd/o! apPlied Eethenatic6 3o that
they sre able to teach, to otr to graduate school'
or obtai!
enPloyBetrt in a
DatheEstical Iy based vocstioo.
in dethenatico ae a gervice to studetrts najoring in
(b) To provide trai[iag
cheni6tiy,
physice, co[puter scietrce' ecoaouics, Psychology' etc.
(c) To provide a coorse io batheoatics fol
part
of their
libersl
a otudent iD the hubanitie8 es a
traiDi!8.
art8
Bach aeneater approxirdately 750 studeots take a coutse iB nstheoaticB.
yesr there are eround l8 atudents rho graduste r.itb
Each
4 roajor i! [athenatics.
fhese
atud€trt6 eard either a Dachelor of Atts degree' a Bachelot of Science deglee' or 6
degtee.
Becbelor of, Art6 with secondety education certificatioo
the faculty
Depaltoelt
equivalent nernber6. The
ia }lathernetics con8i8t6 of 9 full-tine
oo caltPue for excellent
has a reputatiotr
alepartbeot have plesente(l scholarly Pepets at stste'
teaching.
[6tioDal'
lGEbero of, the
a[d ioternational
coof,etetrce6. students hsve Plesetrted PdPers st 6tate neetings of the ltstheDaticot
Associatioo of Americs eDd trationel Beeti[83 of Pi uu Epsilon, s aetional
lathenetics
hotrotery fraternity.
textbooks, ole in atatiatica
Iwo nenbels of the depaltnent have Published
atrd the othet i!
diffef,eDti6l
equation3. gggPgq
Conputer lacilities
The nain canpus co[puter
ll/750
conputer syBtens.
facility
consists
of three Digitel
One of these is devoted to adninistrative
ohile tbe other tso ate solely uaed for acddernicr.olk.
comunications ports available.
tetuitrals
BquiPnetlt vAx
aPPlication6
Each of thede vAles ha6 32
fhere are aPProxioately 95 public access studetrt
of vT-100 type Provided oo caDPus. In totel,
tefiniDal€ used oD campusiDcluditrg those ia offices
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thele are over 200
aod laboratorie5.
fhe caBpu6 nicrocouputer
laboratory
6y8tens with 48K of EeDory.
consists
of 12 Radio Shack TRS-80 lbdel
Tso dysterns heve attached dot Eatrix
prioters.
III
This
lsboretory alao cootaitrs four Apple II+ c6apu3EyEystems. Tte proposed equipEent
would leplace
this
aEd *ou1d be placed in the sane rool! as the ptesedt
laboratory
This rooE n6s just
laboratory.
teacbitrg laboratory
eith
sll
constructed io August, 1984 and is 6et up as a
systees faciag
the frotrt
of the rooE nhere there i6 a
blackboatd.
In additioD
Dicrocotputera
to the above Betrtion€d equipneEt, th€re ere Euserous othe.
in various
Locations otr csEpult.
ovned by the Mathelatics
hcluded
snotrg theae are an IBlt !C
Departnent €Dd aa IBlt PC owtred by the Conputer Scieace
Depertnent.
Pre8eot Statu8 of Introductory Co[puter Science
Students at Uope College caa be iotroduced
to the conputer through atry oDe of
thiee courses itr the preseEt curriculus.
Conputer Scieoce ll.0 - Co[puter lqfornatio!
8v6teo6i thi6 course is plovided f,or
those students rcho si6h to teke ooly ooe Cooputer ScieEce course aEd r.hose
objective iB to learn to u6e the coDputer aa a too1.
Couputer ScieEce 120 - Idtroductioq
iEtroductioD
to the discipliDe
of the Pedcal ledguage. It
Bervitrg aB a prerequisite
to Coupute! Sci.eEce: This courde providee an
of Corlputer Scielce aEd prograBning through the use
i6 tbe first
for dll
CoEputer Science 160 - Scietrtific
progrdrniEg
latet
courde io the Cot[guter Science sequence,
courses.
Fo8.!RANlanguage is teught io tbi6
EnrollDetrt iB 262 io 1984-5.
Conputer Ploera@iEr:
and the uae of the coEpute! a8 a tool
Cstalog descriptions
Earolloent is 133 itr 1984-5.
for
An htroductiotr
Bcience 6tudert8.
to co[pute!
The
coura€,
of these coulaea are given in the Appetrdix.
ThiB proposal eddresses improvemeots in the coEputer Scieace 110 course thet
csn be [ade with
offeled,
the eddition
spendB about half
hardrare principles,
of the proposed equipDent.
of the tiue
otr conpoter teruinology,
and conputer applications.
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fhe cour6e, as pre6etrt1y
lte
Boftwere snd
f,enainder of the cour6e i6
devoted to teachitrg the studedts the use of corPuter softwate ehich i6 of
Presently fl€ teach the u8e of a text Procedaolr a word
nidesplead applicEbility.
ptocessor, a 6preaalshe€t,a database natrsgeuent systeo, atr electrotric nail
and a progrrornitrg langua8e.
avsilable
equiPnetrt, the student8
access to the aPProPriate softltale because of the linited
sre givetr liuited
aoftgare
With tbe curreDtly
systen,
sod leaourcea io the present EicrocooPute!
laboratory
errd the coDPetitioo
trary othe! usera for the use of the carnpusVAX sy3ten8. the Pre8ent
r'ith
BiclocoDputers,
reliability
Radio Shack TRs-80 odel 1116, have leithet
to provide sdequet€ f6cilities
fot thia coulae.
The coDputer gcieoce DepartrneBt Projects
coutae in the nelt
6everal yeare.
Thia t|i1l
al iacrease itr eoroll'Eent
lesult
Conputer Ecieoce 120 to Cdputer Scielce 110.
252 of the current
Science ll0.
elrolheit
Itr additioo,
?redently, Eeoy .tudetrt8 fitrd
l{e Project
CorlPuter Scietrce 120 should be itr ConPuter
il
there io retious discussio! o! cauPuaebout lekitr8 the
softrere tool6 part of CobPuter Science ll0
PreseEtly thore i6 no college requiteEent
s college requireEeot for ell
ia ConDuter Scietrce,
ltith
dtudelta'
the
the elro1h0ent io CotPuter Scieoce ll0,
coEbinatiotr of, the6e tto piojectioEr,
Eodified versioo of it,
io this
itr studeota fron
fton e thift
ald too Progra@ing-oriented.
couputer scietrce 120 too tire-consudiog
thst
the Polter Eot the
could go fro!
ot a
133 students Per year to 350 studetrta Per
yeai.
Presedt Stetus of Cours€ offetinss
in Statistics
The uath€oatics DepaltEeot offer6 thlee coulEes itr 8teti6tic3.
lletb 2lO - Itrtroductory
Statistics
is a course designed fot
students najoriag
the social Bcieoces eld has high school elg€bla ss a natheratics Prerequisite.
enrolhetrt
ie apgroxinately
250 per year.
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itr
The
l{zth 2!2 - Laboratory for Introductorv Statiatic6
It
for studetrts takitrg Itrtloductory Statistics.
is e cooputer ba6ed laboratory
the sPritrg of 1984 16 studeEtg
took thi6 labot4tory.
l{ath 3lO - Statistics
for Scietrtists is s one semester course for students najo.ing
scieocea aud has a year of calculu8
ia cooputer ecienee aud the natutal
The eErolloeEt hge beeu iucreagiEg eech year.
prerequisite.
70 studert8 nil1
apd Statistics
is e year lotrg course that
iu roatheEatics and acience studenta r.ho
studetrts rrho sEe rajolinB
a deeper urderstaddiog
would like
Du!iEg 1984-85 about
teke thia courae.
I.lath 361.362 - ltethelretical ?lobsbilitv
is designed for
a3 a
of the nsthemstical
cotrcePto il! ptobability
aEd
ApproxiDotely 20 students take this yea! lotrt courae atrtrually.
statisticB.
u a t h 3 6 3 . 3 6 4- Laboiatory for uetheEstical Ptolabilitv
epd Statistic6
based laboretory for 6tudents vho 6re taLitrg ltath 361'362.
is a co[Pute!
usuatly helf of the
student. in Math 361,352 a16o take the labotatory lrhich Beets fot I Il2 bouls eech
week.
Palt of oul 6tstistics
coEputers have beea an integtal
A gratrt f,ron t{sF in l97l
provided suPPort foi
curriculue
since 1971.
ns to develop comPuter be6ed
lsboratory Deterial6 for both Ustt! 212 8trd ltath 363,364.
Results of that Project
have been presented at stater letiodal,
coofeieoces ald the
and itrternational
EAterials
that rere d€veloPed 4re svailable
nateriala
were origitrally
lritten
for other8 to u6e fron COlID0IT. The
itr foRTlAN and used betch Processitrg.
cooveited the coDpntei PrograEs so that they could be rul
A grart
lle then
intetactively.
fron nSF io 1979 helPed us Putcbase 10 TRS-80 uodel I niclocordPutera .
Eope College provided support 60 tbat ve could tevise
BASIC proglds
microcouputer
that ruo oE a hicrocoDPutei.
labotatory
microcomputels.
so tbat it
our IoRTBANPlograss i[to
In 1982 the coll€ge uPgraded th€
DoIr cotrtaitra 12 TIS-80 uodel III
A delr looE tas provided fot
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the laboratory
itr the fall
of 1984.
B. The Developoetrt Pler
Inprovenert
CoEDuter gcience
in Itrtroductory
The'p;oposed equipuent sod softwale Yould elrabIe us to Eske a great inProvenent
through tbe revisiod
CoroPuter Itrforratiotr
of CoEPuter Science lI0,
Part of the PreaeEt cour6e itrto a
convert the labotatoty
proposed irnproveEent rould
fhe
SysteDs.
nodularized cours€ there students could select tblee nodule6 that tould be rdost
ltese rodules eould each be offered for oBe-third of the aeEeater'
useful to theD.
allo{ing
tbe studedts to coEPlete the thiee uodules during a single
nodules nould be taught bt faculty
science, rnetchitrSfaculty rith
fro& DAtry disciPlitres
their Pslticulal
io additiotr
The
seneate!.
to CooPute!
expertise.
Tentative List of liloduleg
1. tford Proce66irg.
FundaaeDtqls of word Ploce66iog usiDg s
Dicrocouputer-be6ed rord Proces6iog sof,ttfsre Packege such as foutrd vithiE
This i8 Pre.ently
lieerrork.
2. Conputerized spteedsheets.
softsste
presently
taught using lazt
orr the lRs-806.
l{rite!
end techtriques of usinS spresdsheet
Facilities
Fraoework.
on e Di.crocoEPuter usiEg the sPleadaheet nithi!
fhis
is
taught u6ing Supelcoup-2o oE the VAX.
PrilciPles
3. UsiDg s tiue-sbaritrg systeD.
laoguage ueage otr the vA.XtiEe-6hgrilg
of filee,
6y6teb'
editiog aEd connand
contitrue to be
Thi6 r.i1l
iB dos.
offered es it
4. conputer Graphics.
Principles
package o! the DicrocoEput€ta,
those evailable
of coEputer SraPhics utilizitr8
iD trle[ework atrd
such aa graPhics facilities
through the BASIC ProSlanning letrguage.
a graPhice
This is Pre6ently trot
offered.
5. Dstebase Systens.
Festure6 and techtriques of creatiog'
updating datebases on the DicroconPutel
is preseotly
tbtough. the FraDenork Package.
taught u6itrg Ingres on the VAX.
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retrieving'
atrd
This
6. BASIC pro8reEming.
A brief
to ptograeniBg io BAsIc on th€
introductioo
fhis
microcomputers using a subset of the BASIC latrguage.
is pre6ently
taught
on tbe TRS-803.
thie module uill
7. L0G0 ptograonilg,
iotroduce
especially for atudents iE education.
ptogianning
itr L0C0,
Tbis i3 PreseDtly Eot taugbt.
tbe PrinciPles ald techoiques of data aDslysis usitr8 the
8. Data Aoslysis.
S?SS-f, software package oo the VA.XconPutet.
this
i8 pteBetrtly lot
taught i!
this course,
These modules will
each be 5 v€€ks 1org, neetid8 fot
2 hours Per veek.
A
studeat eould 6elect 3 nodule6 based upon the needs for his ot hgr acadenic area.
fhis
setectioo
nould piepsre tbe studetrt for the u8e of the correaPotraliog softweie
as tools iu late!
coursea in tbe curliculuo,
be tsught in those later
inportadt
couroea. lurthef
eli[ioati!8
lodules eill
the leed for the topics to
be added aB they becone
iE the future.
Sone studerts
ttill
desire rlore that three of the eodules.
They could be
accoEodated by takinS tbe dedired nodules beyoDd thtee duritrg e later
the piopoaed equipnent would plovide
tbe gope Co11e8e student body, PlovidiDg
coEpute! softlrdre
iE8tructiotr will
fecilities
thern nith
tools tthich ale inPortant
assist the! il
their
cateera,
by nakitrg then confortable
with its
applicatiod.
leter
aene6ter'
ehich would serve about half
instruction
of
itr the use of
io thei.r ere68 of gtudy.
This
coutsexork at EoPe and itr their
future
with u6iDg the conPuter aa a tool and faDiliar
the proposed equipment !.i'11 elso give these studentg
expetience on the no6t cornnoDly uaed cotlPuter bardltare, the IBM ?C,
This ptoposal will
College.
also iDprove the etrtire
conputer Science Progras at EoPe
The use of this Ei.clocomPutet tretr.ork by the students in CoEputet Science
110 would reduce the load on the vAxes, re€ultiog
ecadeEic users.
In sdditior,
in better
service to 611 other
the Presetrce of the IBlt PC netnork would rdake a
Steater Dunber of softr.are Ptoducts aveileble
curriculun.
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for nse io the CorPuter Scie[ce
in tbe statistics
IEploveuent
thete ale tr.o uajor
drasbacks to our Plesent nicroconPuter
applies to tbe statistics
ard its
Curricullfi
curriculuc
- the Poo! graphic6 csPsbility
the following
that re have eritte!
analyBis of variance problena.
statidtic6
Plan to Eake
our curriculun.
chaDgeo i!
llstry student6 in this cour6e hsve tlad little
curlently
o! Eo exposure to tbe uae of a cooputef.
introductory
of the TRS-80
With the Purchase of the IBII PC's, t,e toulil
)fath 2IO - Intf,oductory Ststistics:
softeare
a€ it
of tbe6e coEPuters hes
slon processing speed. In addition the relisbility
not ah.ays beea the best.
laboratory
foi
soDe of the sectiooa uae
the lRS-80 to solve contiEgency tabLe attd
we touta like
to exPoge ell
of our studeDts itr
to the use of coEPuters itr stetistical
the truDber of coDputer applications
anelysis and expsDd
includiDt toPics fol rhich graphics ia a
valuable tool,
Itath 212 - Leboratoty for Itrtroductoit
Dore elficietrtly
Stetistic6i
llole atldents could be 6erved
sld they should have a better experieoce with the proPosed
equipneot.
A treatet variety o! exelciaea srrd Dole
l.tath 310 - !-!-€S.i.9!-i.s.e_L9!_j.c.!cs!.!c!-c.:
neeoingful deta set6 could be stored oo tbe [astel
have !o spend tile
itrterpretitrg
disk 8o that studetrts ttould aot
tyPitrg itr the deta but could cotcenttate
oo sndlysiDg ald
tbe date.
Math 361.362 - uathenatical ProbsbilitY
I'lathenatics studetrta ere
etrd Statistics:
oftetr good 6t rnatripulatiEg syDbols but they are geak et SraPhical visualization.
fhe graphics cepabilities
of the Delt coBputers sould be used extetrsively
to help
studentg "ge'el ohat a futrctiotr looks like aad/or what a data 6et rePre6etrtaItath 363.364 - Leboratory
for NetheEeticsl
graphicsl routines, e.g.,
for superinposing a Probability
histograo
or fo!
compariDg e theoreticsl
simulated data, sould be re-trittea
capebility
Probabilitv
etrd enPilical
and Ststistics:
A11 of the
deEsity functioo over a
diBtributiotr
function
fo!
to take advdEtage of the superio" graPhics
of the IBlt ?c over that of the TRs-80.
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C. Itrstluneptatiotr
I.
The Equiprneit Beque6t
The equipnent requested is aecessary for the Itrtloductory
CoEputer Scietrce
ooilulee becauee the I8u PC sld other I'S/DOSnachioes bave the largest
applicstiod
software such s6 tbat ehich ee wish to use itr tbis
the DicrocoDputer iB [ore
aofttrele
colputer
scietrce, add for
The color grsphic6 facility
i[
rrill
!e utilized
the print
be used as the nettrork controller'
teaching progrsnniDg,
resesrch.
sithin
the grsphica rodule of the coEputor Ecieace course.
the stdtistics
classes and
The IBM ?c/AT sy6teu eill
selvet' atrd the file
co@unicatio!8 60 that files
also be equipped sith
The use of
course.
sod graPbi.cs run
oa the vA.I eDd the VAx reoourcea are needed for
for upper-level
of
than the use of the VAx systens becauBe
efficient
aucb as database, spresdsheet, word processiag,
itrefficiertly
selection
It vill
server.
betneen thia
cad be tlansfelred
tretwork atrd tbe YAxe8.
The netrork
facility
the shariDg of priotei
io ilcluded
and disL re.ources.
?he prirters
be used to obtsitr ptiDtout.g atrd lidtiEgs,
rill
quality piirter,
high-8p6ed, draft
the other of letter
The soft$6re propoBed is listed
propo8at at this tio€.
'
also pernit bettet control by
over the use of the syateEs.
the i.nstructols
t\e
It sill
funds thlough
use of available
to oaLe optinal
nodnles tsught sill
fot ttotd Ploce88itrg.
as the be.t choice for the Pqrpo6es of this
other delectiols
tiDe the proposel is fuaded.
quality
one being a
nay be tade eith
Naturally,
chanSe iD the futare
the peEissio!
of NSF at
the aoftltare used a6 well as the
as software aPPlicatio!3
aad techlolosy
coEtilue to develop.
Litewi6e,
this
the choice of the IBU PC Neh.ork is tbe best available
propoaal is beitrt trritte!.
Eowevet, other lecently
Prove to be better at the tin€ of acquisitiotr.
beiDg studied.
sucb chargeB will
at the tine
etrtrouacedDetnorka lay
Several Pos8ibilities
aleo be rade only oith NsF epprovsl.
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.re Predently
2. Equipmetrt OD gatrd
The propoeed equipoent eil1
conputet systens.
sback uodel IIl
of Radio
Presetrt laboletoiy
replace EoPe collete's
This laboratory i8 trot adequate fo! tbe oeed6
outlined io tbis proposal because the equiPEent is Eot powerful or reliable
enough,
uor doee it rua the selectioo of software needed fot this Project.
The vAx systenB otr csEpus do Eot have the resources available
usage proposed.
for
the kiEd of
nucb of the software to ehich !'e eish to elPoae our
In additior,
students rutrs excluaively oo micaocoBPutera.
3. Equipuetrt Msitrtena[ce
Eope College will
provide for
per occurretrce basi6r es it
on caspus.
It
is snticipstd
tro roore than the naiotenelce
will
provides for [aiEtenance of all oicrocoEPuter equiPnent
thet the nai.Dtetr4nceof the proposed net$otk will
of the Preselt &icrocoEputer
a18o ptovide fot regllarly
uaxiDua useful
lifeti@
for
the EaiBtelance of the ProPos€4.equiPrnelt on s
scheduled preveotitive
fhe college
laboiatory.
!4inteaalce
cost
to ilsure
the
the equipleot.
D. !c!.c.9.E49!
the tlro key partici,PsDts in thi.s Project ere Eerbeit L. Delshen eod Elliot
Tauis.
A'
Professors DersheD and Tanis have extensive exPetietrce ia the areas of the
ptoposed {ork,
ellon
etrd tbe ProPosed equiPdent will
then to proceed to the ueat
stege of techaology with work r.hich has beea in progrese for 15 year6'
t'as intiated
fhe introtluction
lilicroconputer l,aboratoty
Iostructionel
eork
itr the Project "Itrtroduction of the Conputer ioto the stetistics
Curriculunt' vhich was futrded by tbe Office of ConPutiEgActivities
to 1973.
Iteir
scietrtific
of EicroconPuters
of llSf fron 1971
fol lowed utrder the Ptoject
for u6e itr Teachiog Statistice"
EquiPnelt Progler of
(A
suPPolted by the
sF frorn 1979 to 1980'
Both of the8e
projects taete co-directed by Tatris and DersheEwith Tanis serving aB PrinciPal
hveetigator.
project
Irom I978 to 1980, DeleheB aelved aa PritrciPal ltrveetigator of the
"A Uodulat Apploach to the Introductoly
Course itr ConPuter Scietrce," flith
support froro tbe !oce1 Course ImPloveEent ?rogtaD of NSI.
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conplete culricula
vitae
reeure6 for both, highlighting
o! these tno ne! are found in the Appendix,
Brief
pertioeot ioformatioD, are gived belon.
Eelbert L. Dershen
Eishest Deqree: !h.D. Prrdue University,
1969 (Conputer Scierce)
Pertinent ExperieEce: Menber of tbe faculty!
?rofessor
Eope College, 1969-present. Currently
of Conputer Sci€dce aEd Chaituen of the DeDartment.
Pertitreot Publications :
"A Couree o! Conputing end Statistics for Social gcience Stualetrtsrr,lroceealitrss of
-_ the 1972 Codference on Conputels iu the Underqraduate Curticula, pp. 525-g.
"Conputels in Teschitrg Msthedatics: A Stste of the Art Report,,, CONDI'IT,l,{ay, 1977,
nitb D. SEith, D. Mcleugblin, aod A. ziebur.
gonputer Exercises for Eleoentarg Stgtistics,
Conpress, IDc., 1979.
"Conputers itr leachitrg: 1979 State of the Art Report of Instructional Coxoputing,
llatbe&etics atrd Statisticsrr, CoNDUII, 1979, vitb D. Snith.
rrcoepute! hoblen Solvitrgr', Education.l
DevelopmentCetrter, project IIltAp, 1980.
rrlteration sod Conputer Problen
Solvingrt, Educational Developneot Center, project
UMAP,1980.
"A ldodular Iotroductory Conputer Science Course", !fg!!!_!g!!ggg,
l3,l(Feb, 1981),
pp. t77-181.
Elliot A. Tstris
f , i q h e s t D e q r e e : P h . D . , Uoiversity of Iowa, 1963 (}tatbenatics nith
research in
S t a ti 6 t i c s)
Pertinetrt ExDerience: A s s i s t a t r tP r o f e s s o r , ( s t a t i s t i c s ) , 0niversity
of Neblaska,
1963-1965; l.ledbe! of the Faculty, Eope Co1lege, 1965 - Preoent, curreltly
Professor
of lbthenatics.
PertineEt Publicatio4s :
"Theory of Ptobability aDd statistics lllsstrated
by the Conputer,rr Proceedings of the
1972 Cooference os CoEputers in the U[derqleduate Culricula, Jutre, 1972, pp.
5t3-520.
rrA Conputer Laboratory for Matheoaticel
proceeditrss of a
Ptobability atrd Stetistics,I
lggrlh Conferesce op Conputers in the Updereraduste Curricula, June, 1973, pp.
4!6-426 .
'tlathenatical Probability eBd Statistics
Cornpute!Laboratoryr,, Ipternatiolral Journel
of }lathenatical Education itr Science and Technol.oev, (?roceeding6 of the Fii6t
Briti6h CoDfereirceon Conputers itr Eighet Education, LaDcaster, Englsad), Aplil,
1974, pp.717-722.
I"aboratolv Mapual for Probebilitv aad Statistical
Iqferetrce, 1976, distributed by
CollDUITI The UDiversity of lol,a.
'lA.CoEputet-Ba6ed
Laboretoay for Mathenatical Stati6tics aud Probability," proceedinss
of atr Eishth Conferepce otr Conputels in the Itodertraduate Curricule, Juoe, 1977,
pp.339-346.
I'Concepts in P.obability end Statistics
Illustrated Witb the Conputet," ltichisaE
As6ocietion of Cooputer Usels for Lealnidg Journel, fall, 1978.
rrsinulatiotrs Connectedwith the GaDe
of Craps,tt Cteative Conplrtiog, Septenber, 1979.
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The ApericaD
aDd statistic6,rr
Conpute!-Based ?ackege fot Probebility
"Atr Instluctiooal
Statistician,
NoveDbe!, L979, P, 224.
of
Being
a Loset,r'?i I{u EDsilotr Journal, spritrg, 1980, pp. 107-ll4'
"prot.Uifity
'the use of Microcou;utels for u-deretaodi.ng Concepts ia ?tobability atrd statistics,".
First Itrternatiotr;l cotrfetence oo Teachini statistics Book of Abstracts, Sheffield,
Englatrd, 1982.
Ipference. secoad Editioa, with Robert v. Eog8, Itscdillaa
Probe;ilit;
and statistical
?ublishing Conpany, 1983.
cotrcept6 itr Probability asd statistic6,"
!9!:
"lleirg uicroionpuier; to Ilhstrate
statistical
ADerico!
Educati'otr.
Statistical
Sectioa
o!
Pr;ceedinqs ;f the
Associatiotr, pp. l4-15. A PaPe! PreseDted at the ABDual lGeting of tbe Anerican
statistical
AssocietioD i! lotoato, calsda, August' 1983.
Pertinetrt ?apers Preoented but dot Published:
"Distributioo Theoty Illustreted EbPilically,I' Aunuel lteeting of the ADericeo
August, 1977.
Ststistical As6ociatio!, Chicago, Iltilois,
i'Itsidg lIicroconputers to Illustraie
Atrnual
coocepts in ?robability atrd statistics,"
Jsnuary,
De[ver,
Colorado,
I'leetitrg of the uatb€oatical Association of Anerica,
1983.
ttuailg Microcomputers to Teach Stetistic6,rr A Conference on !{icrocoDputer8 i!
Statistic6, spotrsoredby the Deleeare ChaPter of tbe Anericao statistical
Aeeociatioo, goiversity of Delattare' APril' 1984.
lvsilg Hiclocomputers in the Teaching of Plobability
A [eetiDg of the
atrd Statisticg,r!
KalaEazoot
Association,
Statistical
Arlericetr
ChaPtet
of
tbe
Southtre6t UichiSe!
Michigatr, ltay, 1984.
gtetistice'I
sixth Antrtel
"tleing uicrocooiuters i! the Teschin8 of Probebility add
1984'
June'
DaytoD,
ohio,
corPuting
colferetrce,
Natioral Educational
I'A coEputer Based Laboratort for Introductory Steti6tics"'
AoEual lt€etitrg the the
JaEuary' 1985'
celiforoia'
ABabeir!,
Eatieusticsl Aaeociatio! of Arerica,
Sumsry of all
I.
EerbeEt L. Delsbeo A. lggeg!-lggp!9E!:
[oDe
B. 3!9p9!gu,g9s!L!qg:
[oDe
II.
Bltiot A. IeEis
A. !g!!cgg_..1fuP!9Elr fiotre
B. llopoaal6 Perditrr: llone
III.
Cuttett
snd ?endiDg Reseqich gupport
lre[sfeE of Support
Thi. propos.l haa Dot pEeviou.ly
IV, Other aqoacies to ehich thir
bee! futrded by aaother ageacy,
propooal has beetr/will
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be oubEitted:
!lo!e
Appeadix
Cuariculuu Vitae
Eelbeit L. Der5heB
Ss.c$gS:
B.s. lltriversity of Deytor' 1965 (uatbenatics)
l.t.S. Purdue Utriversity, 1967 (conPuteE science)Ph.D. Putdue Univetsitv, I969 (coDPuter Science)
3r.9.tergigse.l-Il!.erlc.sls:
f'ferUefot tbe faculty' EoPe College, 1969-Ptesent. currently Plofe33or of
conplte! science end chsirnen of the dePertnedt.
Profeeaoi of Co&putel Infornation Systens, Boston 0Divelsity overseas PlograD,
1982-1983.
visitiog Research scietrtist, oak Ridge llational l,dbolstotiea' !977'
Eonorsry Associate Profe6aor, CoDputer Scietrce DepartneDt' university
visitiu;
of Tettressee, I97 8.
Regident faculty Director, Osk Ridte Scietrce seEester, 1977'
Series Editor ir Statistics, CONDSIT'1974-1984.
9Ec4!-e--csC-l&ergg:
Co-aire"to. of project, rrlDtroduction of the codPuter ia the.statisticg
NsF, 1971-3'
curriculuni', iupported by the office of codPuting Activities,
ItA
course
iE conPutet
Introductory
ldodular APProach to the
Director of project,
l{9r,
1978-80'
?rog!ao,
loProvedeDt
science," iopported by the foial cotr!.e
Teaching
u6e
in
Labolatory
for
co-director
ot ptii""t,
"A- l'liclocobPuter
EquiPEe[t Plo8ran,
scieltific
suPPorted by tbe I!6ttuctioaal
stetisticg,'r
lsr, 1979-80.
Oak Ridge Associsted 0nive!6ities gur0oerFellon, 1977
MSA/ASEESuEoet Research Fe1lor.' GoddardSpsce Flight Ceater, 1976'
Author atrd particiPart i! Project colIPUTe,Dartrnouth college, 1974'
NDEAaad Eoneywell-Corporatiot Fe110r.' Purdue Univetsity, 1965-1969'
(1979-1984):
oth€r Activities
l0 industries, 7 colleges, aud 9 6chool oystens'
1;
ll
businesses,
c."""lt."t
2l
Desigtredald offered
Professional vorkshops, senirrals, end coulae6'
Taught ald directed six rolkshops for elenentary al<l eecoodaty teache!6'
Deliveled 54 public tectures.
Pre6etrteil wori6hoP otr CoDputet Science i[ the Liberal Art6 College to Eeeting of
college Predidents, Ceptiva Island, fL, Januery, 1984'
to
graduaie coutaeo ia conPute! science for cetrtral Michigan unive!8ity
Taught
plofessionals'
1983-4'
cere
Arniay eraployees,nilitary
Persotrnel, end health
Yieiting lufui Fouodation Professor, RiPotr college, Novenber, 1983'
Reviener of articles, books, and NsF PioPosals.
Interirn Director of ConPuter Services, EoPe Col'1ege, July-Augu6t' 1984'
Eerbett L. Dersherd
Publicatiotrs
"Approxirnatiotr of the Bes6e1 Eigetrvelue Problen by Finite Difference6",
Nuner. Aral., 8,4(Dec,l97l)p pP. 706-716.
"res sef oitf eieoce sy srens of Fract ional order ", !g!-L.-A4e.l---eBC-&.LL'
3 9 , 3( s e p t , 1 9 2
7) , p p . 5 5 8 - 5 6 3 .
-la-
.9I44-J=
Appetrdis
rrA coulse o[ conplrtitrg and statistic6 for Social Scierce student6rt, Ploceeditrqs
of the 1972 Coafereoce otr Cooputers ip tbe Undersraduate Curricula, PP.
Meaeureuenterr, !!
"A Relstionship Betlsee! Approxinatiotr lheoly eDd Statistical
ltu Epsilo! Journel, 6,2(spriDg,l975), pp. 69-74.
"Data Dase }tarageEe[t Systens: AD Evoluatio! of their ?otetrtiaL ltse in the
Ikoagenent SysteEs office",
NASATechoical Repott, eodderd sPece trlight
Center, I976.
Conputers in the Teacbinq of }l4thenetics: A State of the Art Report, CoI{DIIII,
Msr, 1977, with D. sBith, D. Mclaughlitr, and A. ziebur.
rrAo Experience conpotrent fo! Undelgraduate coEputer science Educatiotrr', S$qiq
Bulletio, r0,l(Feb,1978), pp. 24-26.
I'Couputet scietrce at a l,ibetal Alts collegetrr colleqe curriuculun itr conpster
Scietrce. BlqineeritrE. atrd DatE ProcessiEs, 1978' pp. 128-132.
f'Facto! cauelr, Pelsooal couputirq, 2,6(June,l978)' pp. 4449.
Itltrtroducing Elenentary school cbildletr to the coDputer", celcu:Iators apd
coBputera,2,6(sept/oct,1978)' pp. 69-71' nith J. Whittle.
cornptedsr Inc.' 1979.
Conputer Exercises fo! Elerentarv stetistics,
CoinputersiE T€echitrs: 1979 State of the Art Report of ItrstructioEal Cooputinq.
CoNDuIl' 1979' witb D. Snith.
Mether0stics aod statistics,
Libetal Arts Co1.1e8e8rr'JourEal of Data
coEputiBS
Private
Surviy
of
iD
"A
Educatior, 19,2(Jso,l979), pp, 7-I0,
rRecursive Progratooitrgi[ BAslc'r, Personel copputiar, 3,4(Apr,1979), pp' 16-18.
'U cenelal cane Playing Prograu", Persooal coEputins, 3,6(Jua,1979)1 Dp. 70-75.
Tower of Eatoi"' Reclealioael conputitrr, 8,3(l{ov-Dec'1979), pp. 34-35.
"1ls-80:
rrltsing Conputer Gaoes to Challelge EleDentary School studeEts", The Coaputinc
Teecher, 7,5(Apr/ltay,f980)1 pp. 32-34, with J. whittle.
'rA Conputer lJorkshop for Ele[e[tary atrd secondery teachetsr', ProceediEqs of the
1980 Natioiat EducatioEel CoEputiie conferepce' 1980, pp. 65-67, rcith J.
llhittle.
ffBecursive Prograouiog itr Msrc", Diqital Desiqn, 10'7(Jul,1980), pp. 20-24.
Cooputer Probleu Solvitrs, Educetioosl DeveloDnetrtcente!, Project UftAP, 1980.
Iteratioll atrd Cooputer P"oble[ Solvinr, Educational Develo!,ueEt Cetrter' ?toject
UUAP,1980.
ldodular
Introductory Conputer science Courserr, !!9ggg-!!L!9!!q,
"A
1 3 , 1 ( r e b , 1 9 8 1 )p, p . 1 7 7 - 1 8 I .
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AppeBdix
Curricululr Yitae
Elliot A. Tani8
4!.cg.e!i.9s: B.A. cetrtral college, Pella, Iona 1956 (l'lethenati.cs )
U.S. fhe Itoiversity of Ior.s, 1960 (l.latbeEetics)
?h.D. The univeisity of rova, 1963 (lhtheDatics Istatistics])
Professioosl Erperience:
I
Assistsrt Professor, Itniv€lsity of Nebra6&s, 1963-65
ueDber of the faculty, Eope Collete, 1965-preaeot. cuttetrtly Professor of
l,IatheDa t i.c 6
Visiting ?rofessor of MatheEatics, Uoiveristy of lancaster' Englaod, 1974
.
Grsnts end Avarda:
for AdvancedPlecenetrt
Directol ot Associete Director' fSF Su@er Ilstitute
Teachers of }tstheretics, Eope col1e8e, 1967' 1968, 1969
lecturer, NSF suDser Irlstitute, Eope College' I968
Co-director of project, "Irtroduction of the coEputer itrto the Stetistics
Nsr, l97l-73.
Gutriculuo,I office of coDputiEg Activities'
t'A
llicroconputer laborstoty f,or use in Teachitrg
Co-director of project,
statistics,'r
lEstructioral Scieatif,ic EquipEent Progren, Nsf , 1979-80.
outstatrding Educetors of ABerica, l97l
Listed iD Anericatr !G! and lfoDetr of Scie8ce
Listed in l{ho'6 lfho in the }lidtrest
I
.0!.he.E-As!ivide.g
ststistical
consultaDt to s€velal colleagues ald area bu6inesses
Revie!.er of articles, booke, aad NSI Propoaala
tlenber of the Eope College Bo6rd of Trustees, L975-1977
Chairoen of the UatheEstics DepettEent, f97f-l982
Elliot A. tetri8
PublicationB
IAn Iterated Procedure fot Testilg the Equality of several ExponeBtial
Distribut ions, r' (nith Robert v. f,ogg) @
Journal, voI, 58, f963, pp. 435-443.
rLinear Forma ir the oider statistics ftor ed ExPoaeatial Distlibutio!,rl
Vol. 35' L964, pp. 270-276.
The A rels of llathereticel Statistic6'
Illustrated
by the ConPute!,"
Statistics
of
Probability
and
"Theory
?roceedinqs of tbe 1972 coEferetrce on CoEputeis in the godelqraduate
curricula, June, 1972' pp. 513-520.
rrA Card ltatchi.trg ?roblern,!r The }tatherdatical los, DeceDbe!, 1972.
t'A Conputer Laboratory fo" XatheDatical Ptobability aDd statistics,rl
Proceedioss of a lourth Cotrfeletrce oE Colpute"s ia the 0ldelstaduste
Curricula, Juae, 1973, pp. 4L6426.
IA Statistical Aypothesis fest fot th€ ClassrooD," The }tatheEatics Teechet,
NoveDbe!, 1973, pp. 657-658.
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Appeodix
l[athenatical
Probability
Intertrstiooal
end Stetistics
Couputer Laboratoryrt,
Jourtral of ldstheoatical Educatiotr itr scietrce atrd
technolosv, (Proceeditss of the Fif,at British CoDfererce oD Conputels
in f,ighe! EducatioE, Latrcaster, Etrgland), April, 1974, pp. 7L7-722.
?robabilitv spd Statistical Idfererce, eith Robert V. Eogg, 1977, ldacuill.an
Publishitrg Coupany.
Inference, I976,
Laborstorv llaoual for Probsbility atrd statistical
distributed
bt CONDUIT,the University of Iolra.
rrA conputer-BasedLaboratory fo" ueth€natical Statistics atrd Probability,'l
?roceedinss of atr Eichth Cotrfere[ce otr Computera in the Ulderstad[ste
curricula, Jure, 1977, pp. 339-346.
"Cotrcepts i! Probabilitt and statistics Illustrated l{ith the corputer'rl
uichiEatr AssociatioB of Conputer ltsers fo! l,esrnips Jourtrsl, Rall,
1978.
"Circular coordinates atrd conputer Drawo Deeigne,r't ith Lee Kuivinen,
l'latheeatic6 Maraline, 8y, 1979, pp. 175-178.
Itessellations
ard the Tektroli!
405f , " !E9.g9eCj!89-9!-!be-!c3-!9S4!
Educati.otral Conputer coEference, Jure, 1979' pp. 233-236.
I'sinulatiotrs Contrected $ith the eaDe of craps,rr creative copputiEt,
Septeober, 1979.
oAn Itrstructional coDputer-BasedPackage for Probability and Stetistics,r'
the A&e!ica! statisticiaE,
l{ovenbet, L979, p. 224.
IProbebility
sptilg'
1980, pp,
of Being o Loser," g!-LEpg4.Q!-JqsEggL'
1 0 7 -tl 4 .
trIhe CoEputer As AD Itrterface Betsee! Math€dnatics aBd ArtrI Conoutete in
Educ6tio!, ?roceediEg6 of the 3rd llolld Coofete[ce oE coaputelg il
Educatio! - IlccB 81, Lausenne' sritzerlaod, 1981, pp. 177-184.
rrThe use of Microcouputers for gDderatelditr8 cotrcepts iD Probebility
strd
rr
Conferepce
otr
Teschiri
Ststiatics
Stati6tic6,
First InterEatiorat
Book of Abstrocts, Sheffield, Ent1atrd, 1982.
Probebilitv aad Stati6tical IEference. SecotrdEditiotr, rith Robert V. Eogt,
Itacnills!
Publi.sbinS Conpany, 198!|,
rrlt.c. E6cher etrd Cobputers,rr Ploceedinqs of the Sixth hterlatiorel
corferetrce oo conputers epd the Eunaritieg' Jutre, 1983, pp' 688-693.
ttaiag Uicroconputerr to Illustrdte
Concepte il Probability aEd
Educetiotr.
statidtica,"
1983 Ptoceediurs of the s€ction oo ststi6tical
A papei Plesented at the
Aperica! stetisticel
As€ociatio!, pp, l4-15'
Association io foronto,
Aoousl lteetinS of the Americea stati6tical
Caaada, August, 1983.
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Appendix
Ptedett
VAX +l - Adoinist"stive
Conprrtiug Equipmerrt
Eope College
Jaouary, 1985
VA.tr*2 - Acadenic lGchire
Uachine
va-xtl/750
vAx ll/750
7 llB nain [enory
785 UB disk storage
TU77 tape drive (800/1600 BPI)
LXYII dot DAtrix line printer
LXt2l dot Datrix litre prioter
32 terEiasl ports
7 MB oai! EeBory
892 uB disk storage
TU77 tspe drive (800/1600 BPI)
TU78 tape dlive (1600/6250 BpI)
LP26 charabe[d litre ptiEter
32 teEEiaal port6
YA.x+3 - Acade[ic Hachine
vAxrr/750
4 l{B Daitr EeEory
661 ltB disk storage
TU77 tape drive (800/1600 BPI)
].?25 chsrabeod pritrter
32 terninel ports
llicrocoDputer
lsboretoty
12 Asdio Shack 1&S-80 ltodel III CoEputers
E81f r.ith ole disl.r h8l.f nith two disls
48K rlaia lebory
4 Appl€ II+ Conputero
Colol Bonito.s, 2 di6k drives
Conputer Science IItrix Leboretory
NCR Tover XP
Utrix SydteE V, I ubyte Dain nenory
46 byte disk storaSe
45 llbyte stf,eaner tape
6 seriel portB
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AppeDdix
Catalog DescriptioE of Pertia€[t
Itrtloductorv
Cout3ea
comDutillg courses
ll0, ItrtroductioE to Comput€r Infornatiotr Systels - This course i8 designed
coDPuter
to expose the studeEt to enough coDPutitrg to becoDe sd effective
CoDPuter
tro
further
take
user. It ie intended fo! the student raho f,till
Scieuce. fhie couree doea not couDt tosard the ConPuter science Eajor.
topics ioclude! coEponetrts aDd functions of s cotdPutet, descriPtion of file
organizetiotr, study of dste co@uoicstions, data bsse strd distributed
ptocessitrg ia business couputiogr ttre systens aDalysi6 Process, coEParisotr
cif ptograorning languages, ed iDttoduction to Prograsniog itr the BASIC
latrguage, tord processiug, and electrodic sPread 3heeto.
I20. Introductioa to conputer scietrce
aelves ea e prerequieite for a1l other
Eophasio i. placed on proble! solviig
progra! style ald deriS!.
StudeDts i!
in programiag iE Paacal.
- fhie is an iDtlodugtory course and
conputer scietrce offeriogs.
sld
tech[iques, progranning ekills'
this c1a8s 8ei[ e:teD8ive exPelience
to coEPuterst
160. sci€ltific
coiputer ProgrsnEiog - A! iDttoductio!
probleE solviEt aBd data
prograDEi.lg, and tlethods of scieatific
FOB,T8A}I
techtriques in
reductiotr under tiEesharirg atld batch bodes of operstioo.
6nd the
equetioos
solving,
lea8t €quares fittiog,
sorting, traosceodetrtsl
!4onte Carlo uethod !.i11 be iEtroduced. Featutes of the oPeretiog systea,
processois, 6rd file Eatla8erelrteill be iocluded. This course i8
utility
intended f,or studeats Dajoring i! tbe Physicsl Scieaceg. corequieite is
cslculus I. thia courge is the saoe as Phy.ics 160.
Appetrdix
Statistics
Courses
210. Itrtroductory Statistics - A genergl itrtloduction to the area of
Btati6tic6 for BtuilertB Eajori.ag itr other departseltg.
Itrcludes study of
the biooBial sod trornal distributions
rith applicatiotr of estirnatiotr aBd
testing of hypothese8, doo-persDetric [elhod8, regression and correlstion,
atrd snoLysis of veristrce.
212, Laboretory for Iotroductory statigtics - The conputer is used as e
Expelietrce
tool to aid i! the legrning srd uoderstaoditrg of Btatisticg.
givetr io the use of statisticsl
alslygis psckage6, Plelequisite or
corequisite i Matheoatics 210.
310. Stati3tico for Scieltists - Atr irtroductiod to the area of. Btstistics
for students Dejoring in neturEl or social sciences. fhe probability
distributioao otudied i[clude the nornal (cau6siatr), binoniel, Poisson,
student-s T, chi-square aDd 3. Stetistical
topic3 itrclude e€tinatiotr,
tests of atatistical
hypothesea, lon-pararetric oethods, regre8siotr atrd
correlationr sDalysis of valiaDce. Dsta collected by studelts sod/or
profe8sora in the 6cieoces forD aE iEtegral part of this course. A 8tudelt
ioay not receive credit for both ldath€mati.cs 310 eDd lGthenatics 361.
?rerequisitei cslculus II.
361. uathenetical Piobability eDd Stetistics I - coocept6 o! probsbility,
probability es relative freqselcy, tandoo vsriables, ptobability density
f uDctions, cunulative dirt!i.butiotr futrctiotra, nethenaticel expectatior,
Lecture, three hourse per week for
uea!, variance, cotrfidetrce iotervals.
three hours credit. A student Day not receive credit for both ldotheEaticg
310 ald !'latheuatics 351. Prerequi8ites: Multivarieble calcuLus, Sequenceg
end Selies, ald Couputer Scieoce I20.
362, lratheDstical Probebility aod Statistic6 II - cootitruatiotr of
uath€rnatics 361 euphaeizing ststistics.
Estination, te8tiog of statistical
hypothe€es, regresaio! atrd corlelatiotr, etrdlyais of varieEce.
Prelequi8ite: l,lathenatics 361..
363. Laboratory for Probability and Stati8ticd I - The cor[puter is used to
illu6trate eepirically theoretical coDcepts itr piobability 8!d to
graphicalty derotrstrate that certeia probability modeLsere appropriate for
particular raDilon experi[eot6. corequisitet MatheDatics 361. Pterequisitei
a comPuter dcr.etrcecoulae.
364. Leboretory for Probability and statistics II - The conputer is u6ed
fot statistical
aaalysi6 and to illustrate
enpirically cettaitr 6tatistical
concepta. Corequisite: llatheEatics 362. Prerequisite: a computet 6cietrce
coutae.
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Appeddix
f,ope College Isculty
Departmetrts of Cor[puter Scietrce a[d ].fatbendtics
r984-5
Departbedt of Copputer ScieEce
llark BrosD, Instructor
of Co[puter gcieice
U.3, IrBiversity of uichiSan, 1978 (Couputer, IEforuatiotr
Eogiaeering)
Bruce Daogrenond, Iostructot
of Conputet Scierce
u.!.A. Utriversity of ttiscotrsia - Milwaukee, 1973
Eerbert Dershem, Professor of CoroputerScience
Ph.D, Purdue University, 1969 (Couputer ScieBce)
Gordon StegiEk, Assistsnt Professor of CoEputet Scietrce
A.U. ttashitrgtoq UDiver3ity, 1963 (Uathcmdtics)
Departneat of Mathe[atics
David C. Catotber6, AssistaDt Profe6aor of, !'tatheDatic6
Ph.D. Purdue utriverdity, l98l (lbtheoetics)
Flant C. Sherburne, Jr.r Associate Profes.or of ldathdatics
U.S. Uichigan State Uliversity,
1956 (natheEatics)
Joho R. Stoughton, A6siateot ProfesBo! of ldstheDatics
Ph.D, University of fetuesaee, 1978 (fktheEatics)
Elliot A. Iatris, Profe.sor of l[,.th€oatic6
Ph.D. Uliv€rsity of lowa, 1963 (Uathenatics)
Richaid Vandewelde, Associate Plofessor of !{athenatics
Ph.D. gliverdity of Iowa, 1967 (uatheuatic6)
JohD Vad lwaerden, AssociBte Profedaor of Ueth€metics
H.A. University of Uichigatr, I958 (uatheoatics)
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M E M O R A N D U M
Date:
To:
January 14, 1gg5
Herb Der6he!
From: Irwi! J. Brink
Subject:
n A U,lk
Preparation of NSF College Science ltstrumentation
prograu proposal
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l l e a r e g r a t e f u l f o r y o u r i n t e r e s t i n i m p r o v i h gs c i e n c e e d u c a t i o n a n d
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t h e a b o v e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t h e r e v i e v , / se x p l a i n t h e r e a s o n sf o r t h e
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