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With enough background in linear algebra from this sequence, it would be possible to utilize, in ECE 210, standard matrix methods to solve the linear circuit equations constructed using the KLV and KCL circuit Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws.
The ECE Department can help encourage/support development of such a new Calc II+III sequence by collecting a list of concepts it would like to be covered. For example, where do the topics of Lagrange multipliers, or convergence of sequences, stand among the list of priorities for ECE students, in the eyes of the ECE faculty?
In addition, ECE, possibly with College assistance, should provide statistics on how many ECE students take calculus II at the university. (Note: One data point I happen to have is that in 1995 and 1996, out of over 1000 freshman in engineering, 45% started with Calc I, 35% started with Calc II, and 20% started with Calc III. ---BH)
Jont Allen said he would welcome a serious course proposed that an undergraduate elective course be offered on the history of mathematics, based, for example, on the book, Mathematics and its History, 2d edition by John Stillwell, Univ of SF, SF USA, Springer 2002 (1989).
The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 pm.
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