The National Consortium for Synergistic Undergraduate Mathematics via Multi-institutional Interdisciplinary Teaching Partnerships (SUMMIT-P) has been working since 2016 to revise and improve the lower division undergraduate mathematics curriculum. The key element of these innovations is interdisciplinary partnerships, with partner disciplines directly involved in decisions about curricular needs. Collectively, the consortium has impacted over 60,000 undergraduate students and 250 college faculty from a wide array of disciplines (www.summit-p.com).

This session is Part 3 of a webinar series is being conducted this Spring to share some of the numerous interdisciplinary classroom activities developed by SUMMIT-P institutions (submitted as an MAA Notes volume, Synergistic Undergraduate Mathematics via Multi-Institutional Teaching Partnerships: Resources from SUMMIT-P for Building Interdisciplinary Collaboration). Sponsored by MAA’s committee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years (CRAFTY), this series will include four 90-minute webinars that will provide rich discussions and hands-on experiences with the SUMMIT-P classroom activities. Participants also will be invited to become members in the SUMMIT-P consortium, which will provide additional support and activities for using SUMMIT-P classroom modules as well as implementation of proven methods of engagement with partner discipline departments.

Session information:
Graphical analysis in biomedical engineering: ECGs
Norfolk State University  
A biomedical engineering application, to be used in calculus courses, will be shared to emphasize the utility of graphical analysis methods. Electrocardiography is a non-invasive and non-medicated procedure of recording heart signals that produces electrocardiograms (ECG). These ECGs are used by medical personnel to conduct preliminary analyses of heart activity. The use of calculus in analyzing ECGs will be emphasized.