KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Math Education at a Crossroads v/ Karsten Schmidt and Steen Markvorsen
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 CAAS TODO Billeder from real life The ICT comments
KTH LTH DTU April 2008
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KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Crossroads Synopsis 1.Demands 2.Coverage 3.Logistics 4.Materials 5.Coda
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Demand for exams?
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Demand! KTH/ICT vision: Mathematics =
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Demand? 1.Non-example: 2.Non-example:
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Demands
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Demand for exams? Example: 2-hours written exam, December :--:-
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Coverage
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Coverage Via few concepts - linearity, approximation, integration Via computer experiments - visualize, inspect, discover, discuss, understand, explain Synthesis and coherence
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Coverage Via applications - project exercises and thematic exercises Via milestones - transparent architecture - less curriculum volume - rock solid principles - less rote work Synthesis and coherence
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Logistics
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Logistics 550 students 3 lecturers 20 external senior TAs, highschool teachers 20 TAs (students) 10 DTU colleagues from other departments 10 external examiners from other universities 20 classes 150 computer terminals (3 afternoons + 3 mornings pr. week)
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Materials
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Mathematics 1 Weekly menus Examples -:- Week 12 E07 -:- Week 11BC F08 -:- Resolver -:- Maple for week 11BC F08 -:-
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Mathematics 1 Homework exercises Examples -:- From menu 11BC F08 -:- From notes p. 30 and 44 -:- Resolver -:- Spherical solar cell roofs -:-
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Mathematics 1 Thematic exercises Examples -:- Linear maps -:- Forest fires (appendix) -:-
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Mathematics 1 Project exercises Examples -:- Bridge -:- Red Blood Cells -:- Cantilever -:- Chemical Reaction Chain -:-
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Coda
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Coda Challenges Laptops for every student (realised in principle at DTU pr. E07): Free movability of discussions, ideas, methods, and drive. New exercises, formulations, and solution processes: Transparent architecture, process-oriented learning. Theory, experiments, proofs, applications: Modelling + Solving + Interpretation = Mathematics.
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Links Math 1 homepage: LearningLab DTU: Project Crossroads: Thank you for your attention!
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Extra Thematic Forestfire
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 A thematic exercise: Fire!
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Forest fires in Canada ( >200 ha, )
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! Attack:
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! Strategy:
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! Head-, Flank-, and Back-Fire
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Grassland Fire Tikokino, Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 1991
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! Elliptic exercises Equation Parametrization Circumference Foliation Area
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! No wind
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! With wind
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! Without wind
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! With wind
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! No wind
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! With wind
KTH LTH DTU April 2008 Fire! With wind
KTH LTH DTU April 2008