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Budinski, Natalija; Takaci, Djurdjica – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2011
This paper proposes modelling based learning as a tool for learning and teaching mathematics. The example of modelling real world problems leading to the exponential function as the solution of differential equations is described, as well as the observations about students' activities during the process. The students were acquainted with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, World Problems, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Toumasis, Charalampos – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2004
Emphasis on problem solving and mathematical modeling has gained considerable attention in the last few years. Connecting mathematics to other subjects and to the real world outside the classroom has received increased attention in mathematics programs. This article describes an application of simple differential equations in the field of…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Dietetics, Calculus, Problem Solving