Applied mathematics: An innovative course in applied mathematics and science for an undergraduate curriculum in computing disciplines

A common denominator in systems engineering programs, is the disconnection between mathematics and science with the general professional guideline, circularly proposed for their students. To reduce the existing gap, we designed, developed and implemented an Applied Mathematics course at Universidad...

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Autores:
Feijóo García, Pedro Guillermo
López-Cruz, Orlando
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Universidad El Bosque
Repositorio:
Repositorio U. El Bosque
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5270
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/5270
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Summary:A common denominator in systems engineering programs, is the disconnection between mathematics and science with the general professional guideline, circularly proposed for their students. To reduce the existing gap, we designed, developed and implemented an Applied Mathematics course at Universidad El Bosque, Colombia, aiming to educate our students on deciding when to apply analytical tools based on mathematics or physics of Descartes, Leibniz and Newton, or when to apply, instead, other mathematical and scientific tools best suited to address complex environments, where information systems are to be developed and deployed. This paper describes the purpose, the focus and the students’ perception, corresponding to the course’s development and the topics covered in it, supplementing them with relative findings per the role it exposes within the academic curriculum.