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Of what use is mathematics? How scientists and engineers solve real world problems through mathematical modeling (MM)? These are questions asked by freshmen students. In helping them to get deeper understanding of these problems, especially the main ideas and steps of MM at their early mathematics studying in the universities and colleges, we design and develop several modules on MM which can be integrated into calculus teaching.
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I would like to sincerely thank Professor Dawei Shen of School of Mathematics of Beijing Institute of Technology, who invite me to give lectures in his Mathematical Analysis class, and has carefully done the quiz grading and many statistics. I would also like to thank Professor Wei Wei of School of Science of Guizhou University for her inviting me to give lectures at one of their calculus class.
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Ye, Q. (2013). Incorporating the Ideas and Methods of Mathematical Modeling into Calculus Teaching. In: Damlamian, A., Rodrigues, J., Sträßer, R. (eds) Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry. New ICMI Study Series, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02270-3_39
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