Title :
Science and technology in the workplace a decade of experimentation with post-calculus H.S. Math
Author :
Rodgers, G. ; Jones, G.
Author_Institution :
Thomas Jefferson High Sch. for S&T, Fairfax, VA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Professional engineering societies have a long history of bridging the critical seam between workplace need and student classroom content. Four decades ago, all societies participated in a successful move to introduce calculus into secondary school curricula, responding to challenges and threats of the Cold War. Today´s workplace has since evolved beyond analog-continuous data processing to deal with digital-discrete sampled data. Calculus continues its role but it needs step-extensions for modern workplace applications. Here, the author describes how applied mathematics is of lasting utility to science and technology as it relates to a societal problem set of dynamic solutions
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; mathematics; teaching; applied mathematics; curricula; digital-discrete sampled data; engineering mathematics education; engineering societies; student classroom content; workplace need; Calculus; Educational institutions; Employment; Engineering education; History; Probes; Seminars; Societies; Testing; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.632747