Enhancing Student Learning of Differential Equations through Technology

Autor/inn/en	Seshaiyer, Padmanabhan; Solin, Pavel
Titel	Enhancing Student Learning of Differential Equations through Technology
Quelle	In: International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 24 (2017) 4, S.207-215 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-2710
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Education; Technology Uses in Education; College Mathematics; Undergraduate Students; Equations (Mathematics); Learning Motivation; Problem Solving; Epidemiology; Mathematical Models; Programming; Mathematical Applications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Problemlösen; Epidemiologie; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Programmierung; Angewandte Mathematik; Innermathematische Anwendung
Abstract	In this work, we review and share some useful technology for mathematics educators that can help to enhance their pedagogical practices to motivate students to improve their further understanding of differential equations after an initial exposure to the topic in an undergraduate class. In particular, we present some innovative ways to employ technology tools to motivate the learning of students and their appreciation of the applications of differential equations to real-world problems. The objective is to engage the students in exploration to solve differential equations using technology. This work presents a benchmark example involving modelling epidemics as a real-world problem and how to engage students who have basic familiarity with differential equations through literate programming. Visualization of the results using graphical user interface is also presented. The readers are also exposed to a novel free network computing laboratory called NCLab which is applied to a variety of applications involving differential equations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01