Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Susan C. Brooks, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities

Tagged Topics

Classroom methodologies

. It is in theseintroductory courses that they are first introduced to mathematics as a means of describing andsolving real-world problems. While math blends organically into science courses, the converseis not necessarily true. Mathematics instructors need to be intentional about incorporatingproblems that apply the concepts being conveyed to the disciplines they serve. Not only doapplied problems demonstrate the usefulness of mathematical concepts, they provide context andmeaning to the content; in particular, incorporating mathematical modeling “helps to bridge thegulf between reasoning in the mathematics class and reasoning about a situation in the realworld.” [4] Real-life applications also result in an incentive to retain the material