2 april 2007 learning technologies and mathematics middle east conference1 university mathematics:...

2 April 2007 Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference

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University University Mathematics: Mathematics:

Is the MathIs the MathPath Right for You?Path Right for You?

Rajaa AlTalliRajaa AlTalli


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University Mathematics: Is University Mathematics: Is the Maththe MathPath Right for You? Path Right for You?

Necessary preparationNecessary preparation

Daily program schedule Daily program schedule

Aims of the course Aims of the course

Important points of detail Important points of detail


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University Mathematics: Is the University Mathematics: Is the MathMath

Path Right for You?Path Right for You?Necessary preparationNecessary preparation

Participants Participants

Time and DurationTime and Duration

Location and Organizing bodyLocation and Organizing body

Equipment and CostsEquipment and Costs

Funding SourcesFunding Sources


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Participants Participants

20 to 50 Freshmen 20 to 50 Freshmen specializing in Mathematicsspecializing in Mathematics


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30 hour program during a 5 30 hour program during a 5 day periodday period


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Path Right for You?Path Right for You?Necessary preparationsNecessary preparations


Summer prior to the beginning Summer prior to the beginning of the school yearof the school year


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Location and Organizing bodyLocation and Organizing body

Universities and collegesUniversities and colleges


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Lecture hall equipped with Lecture hall equipped with laptop, multimedia projector laptop, multimedia projector

and whiteboardand whiteboard


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Lecture hall rental fee and Lecture hall rental fee and professor’s stipendprofessor’s stipend


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Funding SourcesFunding Sources

Fees paid by individual Fees paid by individual participants and possible participants and possible

university or government grantsuniversity or government grants


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Path Right for You?Path Right for You?Daily program scheduleDaily program schedule

Subjects Subjects DuratiDuration on

Day Day 1 1

History and Philosophy of History and Philosophy of Mathematics Mathematics

6 6 hourshours

Day Day 2 2

Formal Mathematical Formal Mathematical Education Education

6 6 hourshours

Day Day 3 3

Mathematics at University Mathematics at University Level Level

6 6 hourshours

Day Day 4 4

The Branches of Mathematics The Branches of Mathematics 6 6 hourshours

Day Day 55

Mathematics and the other Mathematics and the other Sciences Sciences

6 6 hourshours


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Path Right for You?Path Right for You?Aims of the CourseAims of the Course

History and Philosophy of History and Philosophy of MathematicsMathematics

The beautiful and deeply-rooted The beautiful and deeply-rooted philosophy and history of philosophy and history of

Mathematics.Mathematics.


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History and Philosophy of History and Philosophy of MathematicsMathematics

Analyzing and processing Analyzing and processing

mathematical information using mathematical information using mathematical methodsmathematical methods


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Formal Mathematical EducationFormal Mathematical Education

Determining prior knowledge Determining prior knowledge

to fix any weakness or gaps to fix any weakness or gaps


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Mathematics at University LevelMathematics at University Level

Giving an overview of a Giving an overview of a university mathematics university mathematics

curriculumcurriculum..


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Mathematics at University LevelMathematics at University Level

TThe importance of course he importance of course planning to smooth future planning to smooth future

obstacles in university studies.obstacles in university studies.


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The Branches of MathematicsThe Branches of Mathematics

An overview of the branches of An overview of the branches of Mathematics and their Mathematics and their

interrelatednessinterrelatedness


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Path Right for You?Path Right for You?Aims of the CourseAims of the CourseMathematics and the other SciencesMathematics and the other Sciences

Applying Mathematics in other Applying Mathematics in other Sciences and using mathematical Sciences and using mathematical

skills in other disciplines. skills in other disciplines.


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Path Right for You?Path Right for You?Important points of detailImportant points of detail

History of MathematicsHistory of Mathematics

Latin origin of the word Latin origin of the word “mathematics”“mathematics”

Mathematicians such as Mathematicians such as EuclidEuclid,,GaloisGalois …… ……


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Philosophy of MathematicsPhilosophy of Mathematics

Axiomatic approach Axiomatic approach

Metamathematics or Proof Theory Metamathematics or Proof Theory


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Formal Mathematical Formal Mathematical EducationEducation

Number systems Number systems

Set theory Set theory

Euclidian geometry Euclidian geometry

Relations and functions Relations and functions


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Mathematics at University Mathematics at University LevelLevel

Boolean algebraBoolean algebra

Linear system Linear system

Matrices and matrix algebra Matrices and matrix algebra

Vector spaces Vector spaces


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The Branches of MathematicsThe Branches of Mathematics

Pure mathematics and Applied Pure mathematics and Applied mathematicsmathematics

Galois theory and Polynomial Galois theory and Polynomial equationsequations


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Mathematics and the other Mathematics and the other SciencesSciences

Mathematical laws of planetary motionMathematical laws of planetary motion

Mathematics and ArtsMathematics and Arts


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Path Right for You?Path Right for You?

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