1. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference1 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Rajaa AlTalli

2. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference2 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparation Daily program schedule Aims of the course Important points of detail

3. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference3 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparation Participants Time and Duration Location and Organizing body Equipment and Costs Funding Sources

4. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference4 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparation Participants Participants 20 to 50 Freshmen specializing in Mathematics 20 to 50 Freshmen specializing in Mathematics

5. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference5 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparation Time and Duration Time and Duration 30 hour program during a 5 day period

6. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference6 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparations Time and Duration Summer prior to the beginning of the school year

7. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference7 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparations Location and Organizing body Location and Organizing body Universities and colleges

8. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference8 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparation Equipment and Costs Equipment and Costs Lecture hall equipped with laptop, multimedia projector and whiteboard

9. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference9 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparation Equipment and Costs Equipment and Costs Lecture hall rental fee and professor’s stipend

10. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference10 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Necessary preparations Funding Sources Fees paid by individual participants and possible university or government grants

11. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference11 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Daily program schedule SubjectsDuration Day 1 Day 1 History and Philosophy of Mathematics 6 hours Day 2 Day 2 Formal Mathematical Education 6 hours Day 3 Day 3 Mathematics at University Level 6 hours Day 4 Day 4 The Branches of Mathematics 6 hours Day 5 Day 5 Mathematics and the other Sciences 6 hours

12. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference12 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Aims of the Course History and Philosophy of Mathematics The beautiful and deeply-rooted philosophy and history of Mathematics.

13. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference13 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Aims of the Course History and Philosophy of Mathematics Analyzing and processing mathematical information using mathematical methods Analyzing and processing mathematical information using mathematical methods

14. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference14 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Aims of the Course Formal Mathematical Education Determining prior knowledge Determining prior knowledge to fix any weakness or gaps to fix any weakness or gaps

15. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference15 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Aims of the Course Mathematics at University Level Giving an overview of a university mathematics curriculum. Giving an overview of a university mathematics curriculum.

16. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference16 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Aims of the Course Mathematics at University Level The importance of course planning to smooth future obstacles in university studies. The importance of course planning to smooth future obstacles in university studies.

17. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference17 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Aims of the Course The Branches of Mathematics An overview of the branches of Mathematics and their interrelatedness An overview of the branches of Mathematics and their interrelatedness

18. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference18 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Aims of the Course Mathematics and the other Sciences Applying Mathematics in other Sciences and using mathematical skills in other disciplines. Applying Mathematics in other Sciences and using mathematical skills in other disciplines.

19. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference19 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail History of Mathematics Latin origin of the word “mathematics” Latin origin of the word “mathematics” Mathematicians such as Euclid,Galois ……

20. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference20 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Philosophy of Mathematics Axiomatic approach Metamathematics or Proof Theory

21. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference21 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Philosophy of Mathematics Is Mathematics the language of science? Mathematical methods of proof

22. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference22 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Philosophy of Mathematics Philosophy of definition Logical tools of proof

23. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference23 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Philosophy of Mathematics Beauty of Mathematics Contemporary schools of thought

24. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference24 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Philosophy of Mathematics Contemporary Schools of Thought Mathematical realism Logicism Empiricism Empiricism Formalism FormalismIntuitionism

25. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference25 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Formal Mathematical Education Number systems Set theory Euclidian geometry Relations and functions

26. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference26 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Formal Mathematical Education Examples of functions TrigonometryVectors Vector spaces - Matrices - Determinants

27. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference27 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Formal Mathematical Education Equations and Inequalities Mathematical logic Combinatorics - Statistics - Probabilities Analytical Geometry

28. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference28 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Mathematics at University Level Calculus Real and Complex analysis Differential equations Lebesgue integration

29. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference29 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Mathematics at University Level Boolean algebra Linear system Matrices and matrix algebra Vector spaces

30. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference30 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Mathematics at University Level Abstract algebra: Group and Semigroup theory Rings theory Fields theory

31. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference31 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Mathematics at University Level Number theory CombinatoricsProbabilities Statistics Statistics

32. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference32 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail The Branches of Mathematics Pure mathematics and Applied mathematics Galois theory and Polynomial equations

33. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference33 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail The Branches of Mathematics QuantityStructure Space Space Change Change

34. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference34 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Mathematics and the other Sciences Statistics and Observational studies Numerical analysis and computational methods

35. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference35 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Mathematics and the other Sciences Boolean algebra and Computer basics Group theory and Symmetry

36. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference36 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? Important points of detail Mathematics and the other Sciences Mathematical laws of planetary motion Mathematics and Arts

37. 2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference37 University Mathematics: Is the Math Path Right for You? THANK YOU