Becoming a Mathematician An international perspective /

• Main Authors: Wood, Leigh N. (Author), Petocz, Peter (Author), Reid, Anna (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Mathematics Education Library ; 56
• Subjects: Education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Mathematics Education.; Learning & Instruction.; Professional & Vocational Education.

Mathematicians are everywhere and nowhere: although they play key roles in industry and research, business and science, the people who use the ideas and tools of the mathematics are often invisible and difficult to identify. This leads to a lack of clarity for students who are studying the mathemati...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction: How does a person become a mathematician?
• Chapter 2: How do mathematics students think of mathematics? – a first look
• Chapter 3: How do mathematics students go about learning mathematics? – a first look
• Chapter 4: What do mathematics students say about mathematics internationally?
• Chapter 5: How can we track our students’ progress towards becoming mathematicians?
• Chapter 6: What is the contribution of mathematics to graduates’ professional working life?
• Chapter 7: What is the role of communication in mathematics graduates’ transition to professional work?
• Chapter 8: What university curriculum best helps students to become mathematicians?
• Chapter 9: How can professional development contribute to university mathematics teaching?
• Chapter 10: Conclusion: Becoming a mathematician – revisited
• References
• Appendix 1. Short form of conceptions of mathematics survey
• Appendix 2. Mathematical communication outcomes
• Appendix 3. Australian professional development framework.            .