Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry Report on an ICMI-ICIAM-Study

This book is the “Study Book” of ICMI-Study no. 20, which was run in cooperation with the International Council for Industry and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM). The editors were the co-chairs of the study (Damlamian, Straesser) and the organizer of the Study Conference (Rodrigues). The text contains a...

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Other Authors: Damlamian, Alain (Editor), Rodrigues, José Francisco (Editor), Sträßer, Rudolf (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:New ICMI Study Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cultivating an Interface Through Collaborative Research between Engineers in Nippon Steel and Mathematicians in University
  • An Introduction to CUMCM: China/Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling
  • Part X:Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Engineering, Mathematics communication and Education: reflections on a personal experience
  • A View on Mathematical Discourse in Research and Development
  • Using Popular Science in a Mathematical Modeling Course
  • Part VII:WG Technology issues
  • Report on the Working Group
  • Tackling the challenges of computational mathematics education of engineers
  • Computational modelling in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education
  • Incorporating the Ideas and Methods of Mathematical Modelling into Calculus Teaching
  • Part VIII:WG The mathematics-industry interface
  • Report on the Working Group
  • Part IX: Selected Papers linked to more than one Working Group
  • Using spreadsheets in the finance industry
  • MITACS ACCELERATE: A Case Study of a Successful Industrial Research Internship Program
  • A Meta-analysis of Mathematics Teachers of the GIFT Program Using Success Case Methodology
  • Mathematics in a Safety-Critical Work Context: The Case of Numeracy for Nursing
  • Linking Professional Experiences With Academic Knowledge. The Construction of Statistical Concepts by Sales Manager Apprentices
  • Learning Conversation in Mathematics Practice – School-Industry Partnerships as an Arena for Teacher Education
  • The Threefold Dilemma of Missing Coherence
  • The Project “Mathe-Meister” — A Mathematical Self Assessment Centre With Diagnostic Feedback For Vocational Trainees
  • Part IV:WG University & academic technical/vocational education
  • Report on the Working Group
  • Mathematics for Engineering and Engineering for Mathematics
  • Laboratory of Computational Mathematics: an interface between academia and industry
  • Improving the industrial/mathematics interface
  • Two masters on Mathematics for Industry at the Universities of Paris and of Pau
  • Mathematics in Industry and Teachers Training
  • Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry and the Use of Technology in Mathematics Education in India.-Modeling “Modeling”: Developing Habits of Mathematical Minds
  • The evolution of graduate applied math courses in the Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines
  • The Vertical Integration of Industrial Mathematics the WPI Experience
  • Part V: WG Education in Schools
  • Report on the Working Group
  • Mathematical applications, modelling and technology as windows into industry based mathematical practice
  • Mathematics Education and the Information Society
  • Authentic Complex Modelling Problems in Mathematics Education
  • Embedding Authentic Real World Tasks into Secondary Mathematics Curricula
  • Drawing on understanding of workplace practice to inform design of general mathematics curricula
  • Part VI: WG Mathematics-Industry Communication
  • Report on the Working Group
  • Part I:Dicsussion document and Study Report
  • Discussion Document (appeared in L’Enseignement Mathématique and ZDM 2009)
  • Report on the Study (by the editors)
  • Part II: Plenary and Invited Lectures
  • Getting Math Off the Ground: Applied Mathematics at Boeing
  • Mathematics in the Workplace: Issues and Challenges
  • Mathematical Modelling Education is the Most Important Educational Interface between Mathematics and Industry
  • Models for Industrial Problems: How to find and how to use them – in industry and in education
  • Interfacing Educational & Research with Mathematics-for-Industry: The Endeavour in Japan
  • Part III: WG Education/training with industry participation
  • Report on the Working Group
  • How is it Possible to Make Real-World Mathematics More Visible: Results From Italian Projects
  • Project “Ways to More MINT-graduates” of the Bavarian Business Association with Focus on Mathematics at the University of Augsburg, Germany