Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry: Report on an ICMI-ICIAM-Study

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Discussion Document....Pages 3-15
Report on the Study....Pages 17-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Getting Math off the Ground: Applied Mathematics at Boeing....Pages 27-42
Mathematics in the Workplace: Issues and Challenges....Pages 43-50
Mathematical Modeling Education is the Most Important Educational Interface Between Mathematics and Industry....Pages 51-58
Models for Industrial Problems: How to Find and How to Use them—in Industry and in Education....Pages 59-76
Interfacing Education and Research with Mathematics for Industry: The Endeavor in Japan....Pages 77-91
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Education/Training with Industry Participation....Pages 95-107
How it is Possible to Make Real-World Mathematics More Visible: Some Results from Two Italian Projects....Pages 109-117
The Project “Ways to More MINT-Graduates” of the Bavarian Business Association (vbw) with Focus on the M (=Mathematics) at the University of Augsburg, Germany....Pages 119-125
Mathematics in a Safety–Critical Work Context: The Case of Numeracy for Nursing....Pages 127-135
Linking Professional Experiences with Academic Knowledge: The Construction of Statistical Concepts by Sale Manager Apprentices....Pages 137-146
Learning Conversation in Mathematics Practice School–Industry Partnerships as Arena for Teacher Education....Pages 147-155
The Threefold Dilemma of Missing Coherence: Bridging the Artificial Reef Between the Mainland and Some Isolated Islands....Pages 157-164
The Project “Mathe-Meister”: A Mathematical Self Assessment Centre with Diagnostic Feedback for Vocational Trainees....Pages 165-170
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University and Academic Technical/Vocational Education....Pages 173-183
Mathematics for Engineering and Engineering for Mathematics....Pages 185-198
Laboratory for Computational Mathematics: An Interface Between Academia and Industry....Pages 199-204
Improving the Industrial/Mathematics Interface....Pages 205-211
Two Masters on ‘Mathematics for Industry’ at the Universities of Paris and of Pau....Pages 213-221
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Mathematics in Industry and Teachers’ Training....Pages 223-228
Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industry and the Use of Technology in Mathematics Education in India....Pages 229-235
Modeling Modeling: Developing Habits of Mathematical Minds....Pages 237-245
The Evolution of Graduate Applied Math Courses in the Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines....Pages 247-252
The Vertical Integration of Industrial Mathematics, the WPI Experience....Pages 253-260
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Educational Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industry at School Level....Pages 263-270
Mathematical Applications, Modelling and Technology as Windows into Industry Based Mathematical Practice....Pages 271-278
Mathematics Education and the Information Society....Pages 279-286
Authentic Complex Modelling Problems in Mathematics Education....Pages 287-297
Embedding Authentic Real World Tasks into Secondary Mathematics Curricula....Pages 299-307
Drawing on Understanding of Workplace Practice to Inform Design of General Mathematics Curricula....Pages 309-316
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Communication and Collaboration....Pages 319-332
Engineering, Mathematics Communication, and Education: Reflections on a Personal Experience....Pages 333-340
A View on Mathematical Discourse in Research and Development....Pages 341-349
Using Popular Science in a Mathematical Modeling Course....Pages 351-356
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Technology Issues....Pages 359-364
Tackling the Challenges of Computational Mathematics Education of Engineers....Pages 365-374
Integrating Computational Modelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education....Pages 375-383
Incorporating the Ideas and Methods of Mathematical Modeling into Calculus Teaching....Pages 385-394
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The Mathematics–Industry Interface....Pages 397-400
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Inappropriate Use of Spreadsheets in the Finance Industry....Pages 403-411
MITACS Accelerate: A Case Study of a Successful Industrial Research Internship Program....Pages 413-419
A Meta-Analysis by Mathematics Teachers of the GIFT Program Using Success Case Methodology....Pages 421-426
Cultivating an Interface Through Collaborative Research Between Engineers in Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and Mathematicians in University....Pages 427-434
An Introduction to CUMCM: China/Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling....Pages 435-443
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Conclusion on Educational Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industry....Pages 447-452
Erratum to: Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 453-466