The Middle Atlantic Consortium for Mathematics and
Its Applications Throughout the Curriculum

 
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
University of Pennsylvania
Community College of Philadelphia
Villanova University

The Middle Atlantic Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications Throughout the Curriculum (NSF-DUE 9552464) was one of seven mathematics consortia funded by the National Science Foundation as part of a national initiative to enhance undergraduate education in chemistry, mathematics and engineering.  MACMATC received its initial grant in September 1995; funding ended on June 30, 2001.  The original project directors were Dennis DeTurck and Jacob Abel. 

Although funding has ended, the work of the consortium continues as materials are revised and dissemination is ongoing.  The current members of the consortium are the University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University, Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). 

The principal goals of MACMATC are

The initiative consists of four classes of projects

  1. Creation of multi-media applications modules for mathematics courses and mathematics modules for other disciplinary courses. 
  2. Development of basic and advanced interdisciplinary courses that integrate mathematics with specific applications areas. 
  3. Development of applications and laboratory-oriented courses for mathematics majors
  4. Development of materials for non-mathematically-oriented students in consideration of mathematical literacy issues. 
Accomplishments 

Continue to a brief history of MACMATC.