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Motivating the Non-Math Major
All math instructors share a desire of motivating
their students with a
goal of having them acquire an appreciation for mathematical concepts,
techniques and applications. In short - to learn! But learning is
based on retention and retention is based on student interest. And the
two keys to sparking student interest are relevance and involvement. This
talk will focus on relevance and involvement in the light of course goals
through a discussion of several examples taken from a freshman calculus
sequence. Remembering that sparking student interest is a function of not
only what material is presented but also how that material is presented,
the presentation will conclude with a set of recommendations for faculty
teaching undergraduate non-math majors.
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