June 28, 2024

Award-winning professor employs novel teaching methods

Cadets learn using a 3D model developed by Dr. Shelby Stanhope, a Mathematical Sciences associate professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (Courtesy photo.) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – When Dr. Shelby Stanhope first took up an associate professor position at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Multivariable Calculus was infamous. What is called a “barrier course” for cadets interested in STEM disciplines, Col. Scott Williams, the Academy’s Department of Mathematical Sciences head, said Calculus 3 was a make-or-break point in a STEM major’s academic career and would often determine...

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