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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of the core subjects comprising mathematical curricula for engineering studies in five European countries and identifies differences between two strong traditions of teaching mathematics to engineers. The collective work of experts from a dozen universities critically examines various aspects of higher mathematical education.
The two EU Tempus-IV projects – MetaMath and MathGeAr – investigate the current methodologies of mathematics education for technical and engineering disciplines. The projects aim to improve the existing mathematics curricula in Russian, Georgian and Armenian universities by introducing modern technology-enhanced learning (TEL) methods and tools, as well as by shifting the focus of engineering mathematics education from a purely theoretical tradition to a more applied paradigm.
MetaMath and MathGeAr have brought together mathematics educators, TEL specialists and experts in education quality assurance form 21 organizations across six countries. The results of a comprehensive comparative analysis of the entire spectrum of mathematics courses in the EU, Russia, Georgia and Armenia has been conducted, have allowed the consortium to pinpoint and introduce several modifications to their curricula while preserving the generally strong state of university mathematics education in these countriesThe book presents the methodology, procedure and results of this analysis.
This book is a valuable resource for teachers, especially those teaching mathematics, and curriculum planners for engineers, as well as for a general audience interested in scientific and technical higher education.
Keywords
- mathematics education
- engineering education
- curricular analysis
- systems of education
- comparative studies
- mathematical competencies
- course comparison
- Open access
Editors and Affiliations
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Laboratory of Mathematics, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
Seppo Pohjolainen, Tuomas Myllykoski
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IREM de Lyon, Bâtiment Braconnier, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Christian Mercat
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Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Sergey Sosnovsky
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modern Mathematics Education for Engineering Curricula in Europe
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Analysis of EU, Russia, Georgia and Armenia
Editors: Seppo Pohjolainen, Tuomas Myllykoski, Christian Mercat, Sergey Sosnovsky
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71416-5
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71415-8Published: 25 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10052-0Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71416-5Published: 16 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 196
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematics Education