Scientific Inquiry in Mathematics - Theory and Practice A STEM Perspective /

• Main Author: Sokolowski, Andrzej (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Mathematics-Study and teaching .; Learning.; Instruction.; Mathematics Education.; Learning & Instruction.

This valuable resource provides an overview of recent research and strategies in developing and applying modelling to promote practice-based research in STEM education. In doing so, it bridges barriers across academic disciplines by suggesting activities that promote integration of qualitative scien...

Table of Contents:

• Part I.Scientific and Mathematics Reasoning in STEM - Conceptual Framework
• Chapter 1.STEM Education: A Platform for Multidisciplinary Learning
• Chapter 2. Integrating Mathematics and Science within the STEM Paradigm
• Chapter 3.Teaching and Learning Representations in STEM
• Chapter 4.Modeling in STEM
• Chapter 5.Survey of the Field of Empirical Research on Scientific Methods in STEM
• Chapter 6.Formulating Conceptual Framework for Multidisciplinary STEM Modeling
• Part II.Scientific and Mathematics Reasoning in STEM Practice
• Chapter 7.Modeling with Exponential Decay Function
• Chapter 8.Exploring Function Continuity in Context
• Chapter 9.Exploring Function Transformations using a Dynamic System
• Chapter 10.Investigating Function Extreme Value - Case of Optimization. .