Mathematics training in engineering degrees: an intervention from teaching staff to students
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Data publicació2021-06-23
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Abstract
There has always been a great concern about the teaching of mathematics in engineering degrees. This concern has increased because students have less interest in these studies, which is mainly due to the low motivation of the students towards mathematics, and which is derived in most cases from the lack of awareness of undergraduate students about the importance of mathematics for their career. The main objective of the present work is to achieve a greater motivation for engineering students via an intervention from the teaching staff to undergraduate students. This intervention consists of teaching and learning mathematical concepts through real applications in engineering disciplines. To this end, starting in the 2017/2018 academic year, sessions addressed to the teaching staff from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain were held. Then, based on the material extracted from these sessions, from 2019/2020 academic year the sessions “Applications of Mathematics in Engineering I: Linear Algebra” for undergraduate students were offered. With the aim of assessing these sessions, anonymous surveys have been conducted. The results of this intervention show an increase in students’ engagement in linear algebra. These results encourage us to extend this experience to other mathematical subjects and basic sciences taught in engineering degrees.
CitacióLópez-Díaz, M.; Peña, M. Mathematics training in engineering degrees: an intervention from teaching staff to students. "Mathematics (Basel)", 23 Juny 2021, vol. 9, núm. 13, p. 1475:1-1475:21.
ISSN2227-7390
Versió de l'editorhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/13/1475
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