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Tiêu đề

Applications Über alles: mathematics for the liberal arts

Tác giả

Aboufadel E.F.

Năm xuất bản

1994

Source title

PRIMUS

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1080/10511979408965762

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952507672&doi=10.1080%2f10511979408965762&partnerID=40&md5=3184d2ee2c62dc42280976043cf0ec7b

Tóm tắt

This paper presents a fresh approach to a general education mathematics course. The basic idea is to turn the customary mathematics class on its head by focusing on applications first, through a reading of articles from magazines and newspapers, and then turning to the technical mathematical details. A description of the topics that were covered in my course, along with references to various publications, is given. A course such as this one is important because it conveys how mathematics is serving the goals of society. © 1994 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Từ khóa

Applied mathematics; Coding theory; Discrete mathematics; General education courses; Geometry; Mathematics in government; Mathematics in industry; Probability; Statistics

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