An integrative learning experience within a mathematics curriculum

• Barbra Melendez ^[1] ; Silas Bowman ^[2]
  1. [1] Trinity University

     Trinity University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] United States Military Academy

     United States Military Academy

     Town of Highlands, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Teaching mathematics and its applications, ISSN 0268-3679, Vol. 28, Nº. 3, 2009, págs. 131-144
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We developed four separate scenarios focusing on the connections between mathematics, biology, and social sciences. This structure facilitated the coordination of faculty from seven academic departments on campus. Each scenario had students from different majors build mathematical models, gather information from their respective disciplines, and develop a final presentation that included a committee consensus on how to approach the problem in a practical way. As a result, students learned how mathematics plays a role in other disciplines and how insight from different points of view affects the approach taken to a complex problem.