Intuitive explanations of basic engineering-related mathematical concepts

dc.contributor.authorRaviv, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-17T03:07:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-04T16:24:56Z
dc.date.available2018-12-17T03:07:59Z
dc.date.available2022-04-04T16:24:56Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractCurrent students learn differently: many instructors observe less textbook-reliance and more dependence on web-based explanations, short videos, animations, and demonstrations. When it comes to concept comprehension, students repeatedly miss the Aha! Moment, and ask for more hands-on, experiential, visual, intuitive, fun (e.g., game-based), and tech-based information. Clearly, basic concepts should be introduced in easy-to-comprehend, visual, and intuitive ways. This is most relevant in math courses that are usually taught with little or no connection to other disciplines, and in particular engineering. This paper focuses on introducing basic math concepts by linking them to daily experiences using relevant analogy-based examples, to be introduced prior to delving into purely mathematical explanations and proofs. The paper uses tangible examples for visualizing some concepts in algebra and set theory, as well as for visual interpretation of large and small numbers.en_US
dc.description.countryUnited Statesen
dc.description.institutionFlordia Atlantic Universityen
dc.description.trackEnhancing Undergraduate Education and Curriculum Improvementen
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9993443-1-6
dc.identifier.issn2414-6390
dc.identifier.otherhttp://laccei.org/LACCEI2018-Lima/meta/FP212.html
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2018.1.1.212
dc.identifier.urihttp://axces.info/handle/10.18687/2018102_212
dc.journal.referatopeerReview
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherLACCEI Inc.en_US
dc.rightsLACCEI License
dc.rights.urihttps://laccei.org/blog/copyright-laccei-papers/
dc.subjectVisualen_US
dc.subjectintuitiveen_US
dc.subjectlearningen_US
dc.subjectmathen_US
dc.subjectalgebraen_US
dc.subjectVennen_US
dc.titleIntuitive explanations of basic engineering-related mathematical concepts
dc.typeArticleen_US

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