Students’ conceptual understanding of a function and its derivative in an experimental calculus course

Calculus has been witnessing fundamental changes in its curriculum, with an increased emphasis on visualization. This mode for representing mathematical concepts is gaining more strength due to the advances in computer technology and the development of dynamical mathematical software. This paper focuses on the understanding of the function and its derivative as viewed by students of a reformed Calculus 1 course offered in two experimental sections at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon. Results have shown that the general approach adopted in the course proved to be unpopular for a great majority of the students, but rewarding for others. Interviews conducted with some students and a study of their performance on very specific exam questions reveal that for most students, the algebraic representation of a function still dominated their thinking; however, these students showed an almost complete understanding of the derivative, particularly the idea of the instantaneous rate of change and/or the slope of a curve at a given point. Furthermore, very few of these students referred to the mechanical methods for finding derivatives.     

混合范数空间中函数的Taylor系数

本文研究了混合范数空间Ｈ（ｐ，ｑ，ａ）中解析函数ｆ的Ｔａｙｌｏｒ系数，对０＜ｐ≤２，０＜ｑ＜∞，ａ＞０和２≤ｐ＜∞，０＜ｑ＜∞，ａ＞０两种情形，分别给出了ｆ属于Ｈ（ｐ，ｑ，ａ）的必要条件和充分条件。用上述结果我们还得到了几个关于混合范数空间的乘子定理，这些结果也推广了Ｈａｒｄｙ和Ｌｉｔｔｌｅｗｏｏｄ关于Ｈ＾ｐ空间的相应结论。     

C D : a computer program to generate 1D, 2D and 3D grids of functions dependent on the molecular ab initio electron density

A program to compute many functions dependent on the electron density ρ(r) from the results of ab initio molecular calculations is presented. The program allows the generation of different one-, two-, and three-dimensional grids for further graphical representation or numerical analysis. Other options like extracting separate atom contributions to the function computed or locating maximum and minimum values are also implemented. A number of illustrative applications regarding different ρ(r)-dependent functions are presented and the performance and portability of the program is discussed.     

代数体函数的一个基本不等式

本文得到了由定理2给出的代数体函数的一个基本不等式.     

一类k阶拟Hyper-bent函数的刻画

首次给出k阶拟Hyper-bent函数的概念,研究了其中一类特殊的k阶拟Hyper-bent函数即Semi-bent函数,通过分析多项式GCD的条件,用秩为n-1的循环二元矩阵给出了这类函数的一种刻画.     

Existence of strong minimizers for the Griffith static fracture model in dimension two

We consider the Griffith fracture model in two spatial dimensions, and prove existence of strong minimizers, with closed jump set and continuously differentiable deformation fields. One key ingredient, which is the object of the present paper, is a generalization to the vectorial situation of the decay estimate by De Giorgi, Carriero, and Leaci. This is based on replacing the coarea formula by a method to approximate $SB{D}^p$ functions with small jump set by Sobolev functions, and is restricted to two dimensions. The other two ingredients will appear in companion papers and consist respectively in regularity results for vectorial elliptic problems of the elasticity type and in a method to approximate in energy $GSB{D}^p$ functions by $SB{V}^p$ ones.     

Modeling of pair distribution functions for XAFS in disordered systems

A commonly used expression for modeling the XAFS of highly disordered systems is shown to generate substantial systematic errors in the coordination number in many cases of practical interest. This expression is corrected and generalized. Further, a simpler and more flexible model distribution is proposed, and the corresponding XAFS expression is derived. Comparison with experimental and simulated data show that the new expressions are useful in cases of high disorder for which the cumulant expansion loses its utility, and they explicitly account for the k-dependence of the mean free path.     

复Fuzzy函数的Buckley导数与Buckley积分

本文对Ｊ．Ｊ．Ｂｕｃｋｌｅｙ在［１］、［２］中给出的实变量复Ｆｕｚｚｙ数值函数的导数与积分加以推广,引出复变量复Ｆｕｚｚｙ数值的导数与积分概念,为研究Ｆｕｚｚｙ复分析打下一定的基础。     

Global saddle-point duality for quasi-concave programs

General and quasi-concave non-differentiable cases of the maximization of the minimun between two functions are considered. With the aid of duality theory for mathematical programming involving conjugate-like operators and by defining a bifunction we construct a new Lagrangian and generate a class of perturbations. New saddle-point theorems are presented, and equivalence is proved between the existence of a saddle-point and the existence of a certain cone-supporting property of the perturbation function. These results suggest possible improvements in multiplier methods.This work was partially supported by a grant from Control Data.