A Mathematical Modelling Challenge Program for J.H.S. Students in Japan

Autor: Akira Yanagimoto, Tetsushi Kawasaki, Noboru Yoshimura
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling ISBN: 9783319182711
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18272-8_49
Popis: We are in the process of carrying out modelling challenge programs for junior high school and high school students in Kyoto for 3 years. The first year of the program for junior high school students was carried out in February 2013. Two courses which consist of scientific and social content were prepared in the program. One course dealt with a problem concerning the phenomenon of a cart with a sail rolling down a slope, and the other course dealt with a problem concerning the income and expenditure of an electric power company. As a result, students showed strong interest in mathematics and became aware of the possibility of applying mathematics more freely to real-world problems.
Databáze: OpenAIRE