Math Colloquium
On Friday, March 25, 2011, at 3:30 --4:20 p.m.
in the Science Building, Classroom 120
Dr. Hideo Nagahashi will hold a lecture about
How to study and teach Calculus?
Calculus has been so successful reducing complicated problems to simple rules and procedures. Therein lies the danger in teaching calculus: it is possible to teach the subject as nothing but the rules and procedures -- thereby losing sight of both the mathematics and of its practical value.
-- "Calculus" by Hughes-Hallett et. al.
In the late 1980's United States, rose a movement called "Calculus Reform". It was intended to take the place of traditional instruction which put too much emphasis on manual arithmetic. In this talk the spirit of reform is introduced with many examples. We mainly discuss on the elementary calculus (HS level calculus, MA 203 and 204 at UOG). The talk would be also beneficial to those studying advanced topics like MA 205, 302, 421 and 422.
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The Challenges in Mathematics Colloquium Lecture Series is organized by the Division of Mathematical Sciences of the Colleges of Natural and Applied Sciences of the University of Guam. It is usually held at 3:30 – 4:20 p.m. on the 4th Friday of every month during the semester. Our location is at the Division of Mathematical Sciences in Science Building Room 120 next to the Health-Science Building. Our intention is to introduce a wider audience of those who are interested in mathematical challenges into state-of-the-art mathematical theories, puzzles and open problems. We invite students, colleagues working in any area of science and everybody who wants to learn more about mathematics in an accessible and popular setting.
Everybody is welcome!
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