Mathematics for the Laboratory Sciences

Autor/in	Gordon, Sheldon P.
Titel	Mathematics for the Laboratory Sciences
Quelle	In: MathAMATYC Educator, 1 (2009) 1, S.40-52 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-279X
Schlagwörter	Social Sciences; Laboratories; Biological Sciences; Calculus; Algebra; Mathematics Instruction; College Mathematics; Science Instruction; Mathematical Concepts; Graphs; Mathematical Logic; Data Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Problem Solving; Mathematics Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Abwasserbiologie; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Grafische Darstellung; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Auswertung; Statistische Analyse; Problemlösen; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz
Abstract	Each year, well over a million students take college algebra and related courses. Very few of these students take the courses to prepare for calculus, but rather because they are required by other disciplines or to fulfill Gen Ed requirements. The present article discusses what the current mathematical needs are in most of those disciplines, particularly the laboratory sciences that are responsible for sending us the majority of those students. The lab sciences, as well as others in the social sciences, need an emphasis on conceptual understanding and graphical reasoning, the ability to work with data and knowledge about statistics, and problem solving via mathematical modeling instead of the development of algebraic skills. The discussion in the article is accompanied by a variety of illustrative examples that highlight the kinds of mathematics that is used in the various fields, especially in the biological sciences. The article also discusses ways in which statistical reasoning and methods can be integrated into college algebra and precalculus courses in natural ways that support the usual topics in those courses. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10