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

✍ Scribed by Alain Damlamian, José Francisco Rodrigues, Rudolf Sträßer (auth.), Alain Damlamian, José Francisco Rodrigues, Rudolf Sträßer (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 451
• Series: New ICMI Study Series 16
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is the “Study Book” of ICMI-Study no. 20, which was run in cooperation with the International Congress on Industry and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM). The editors were the co-chairs of the study (Damlamian, Straesser) and the organiser of the Study Conference (Rodrigues). The text contains a comprehensive report on the findings of the Study Conference, original plenary presentations of the Study Conference, reports on the Working Groups and selected papers from all over world. This content was selected by the editors as especially pertinent to the study each individual chapter represents a significant contribution to current research.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Discussion Document....Pages 3-15
Report on the Study....Pages 17-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Getting Math off the Ground: Applied Mathematics at Boeing....Pages 27-42
Mathematics in the Workplace: Issues and Challenges....Pages 43-50
Mathematical Modeling Education is the Most Important Educational Interface Between Mathematics and Industry....Pages 51-58
Models for Industrial Problems: How to Find and How to Use them—in Industry and in Education....Pages 59-76
Interfacing Education and Research with Mathematics for Industry: The Endeavor in Japan....Pages 77-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Education/Training with Industry Participation....Pages 95-107
How it is Possible to Make Real-World Mathematics More Visible: Some Results from Two Italian Projects....Pages 109-117
The Project “Ways to More MINT-Graduates” of the Bavarian Business Association (vbw) with Focus on the M (=Mathematics) at the University of Augsburg, Germany....Pages 119-125
Mathematics in a Safety–Critical Work Context: The Case of Numeracy for Nursing....Pages 127-135
Linking Professional Experiences with Academic Knowledge: The Construction of Statistical Concepts by Sale Manager Apprentices....Pages 137-146
Learning Conversation in Mathematics Practice School–Industry Partnerships as Arena for Teacher Education....Pages 147-155
The Threefold Dilemma of Missing Coherence: Bridging the Artificial Reef Between the Mainland and Some Isolated Islands....Pages 157-164
The Project “Mathe-Meister”: A Mathematical Self Assessment Centre with Diagnostic Feedback for Vocational Trainees....Pages 165-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
University and Academic Technical/Vocational Education....Pages 173-183
Mathematics for Engineering and Engineering for Mathematics....Pages 185-198
Laboratory for Computational Mathematics: An Interface Between Academia and Industry....Pages 199-204
Improving the Industrial/Mathematics Interface....Pages 205-211
Two Masters on ‘Mathematics for Industry’ at the Universities of Paris and of Pau....Pages 213-221
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Mathematics in Industry and Teachers’ Training....Pages 223-228
Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industry and the Use of Technology in Mathematics Education in India....Pages 229-235
Modeling Modeling: Developing Habits of Mathematical Minds....Pages 237-245
The Evolution of Graduate Applied Math Courses in the Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines....Pages 247-252
The Vertical Integration of Industrial Mathematics, the WPI Experience....Pages 253-260
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Educational Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industry at School Level....Pages 263-270
Mathematical Applications, Modelling and Technology as Windows into Industry Based Mathematical Practice....Pages 271-278
Mathematics Education and the Information Society....Pages 279-286
Authentic Complex Modelling Problems in Mathematics Education....Pages 287-297
Embedding Authentic Real World Tasks into Secondary Mathematics Curricula....Pages 299-307
Drawing on Understanding of Workplace Practice to Inform Design of General Mathematics Curricula....Pages 309-316
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Communication and Collaboration....Pages 319-332
Engineering, Mathematics Communication, and Education: Reflections on a Personal Experience....Pages 333-340
A View on Mathematical Discourse in Research and Development....Pages 341-349
Using Popular Science in a Mathematical Modeling Course....Pages 351-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Technology Issues....Pages 359-364
Tackling the Challenges of Computational Mathematics Education of Engineers....Pages 365-374
Integrating Computational Modelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education....Pages 375-383
Incorporating the Ideas and Methods of Mathematical Modeling into Calculus Teaching....Pages 385-394
Front Matter....Pages 395-395
The Mathematics–Industry Interface....Pages 397-400
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Inappropriate Use of Spreadsheets in the Finance Industry....Pages 403-411
MITACS Accelerate: A Case Study of a Successful Industrial Research Internship Program....Pages 413-419
A Meta-Analysis by Mathematics Teachers of the GIFT Program Using Success Case Methodology....Pages 421-426
Cultivating an Interface Through Collaborative Research Between Engineers in Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and Mathematicians in University....Pages 427-434
An Introduction to CUMCM: China/Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling....Pages 435-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Conclusion on Educational Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industry....Pages 447-452
Erratum to: Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 453-466

✦ Subjects

Mathematics Education