What mathematics folks often do on breaks. . . Entry #30 27 Nov 2015 8:41 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments When a break in the steady demands of teaching, committees, students in the office, administration, hall conversations, etc. comes over a holiday break mathematicians often have a feeling of mindfulness about things that have been set aside in the rush of the semester. We consider questions to...
Break in the Action Entry #28 24 Nov 2015 6:19 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments It is the Thanksgiving break in America and many faculty are taking family and friends time or just taking a break from the academic structure. We hope that it is a refreshing time for all and that they can do some reflecting on things personal and things professional. Some faculty carve out...
Can we teach differential equations in a modeling first approach? Entry #27 19 Nov 2015 9:20 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments At SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations we BELIEVE students can learn differential equations using mathematical modeling to motivate, introduce, and develop understanding and skills. But is that true? Our informed answer is a...
SIMIODE At Joint Mathematics Meetings 2016 Entry #26 18 Nov 2015 10:20 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments SIMIODE at The Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle WA USA, 6-10 January 2016 SIMIODE will have a strong presence at the JMM. Come join us at these events and activities and read about our work in our meeting flyer from your registration packet, SIMIODE Exhibit Hall Booth As we did at MathFest...
Welcome to "What's Happening in SIMIODE" our Blog Entry #25 18 Nov 2015 10:12 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments We welcome you to our Blog in which we will share news of SIMIODE, past, present, and future, and encourage you to comment. SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations is developing a rich set of teaching and collaboration resources for...