Computer Animation to teach interpolation

While mathematics courses are a basic topic in engineering studies, they are often considered as a difficult subject by students. In this work we present a learning experience based on computer animation and using the perspective of mathematical modelling. Our goal is to provide the students with a...

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Published inModelling in science education and learning Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 31 - 46
Main Authors Marta Pla-Castells, Ignacio García-Fernández, Jesús Gimeno, Irene Ferrando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universitat Politècnica de València 01.02.2019
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Computer animation
Computer graphics
Engineering education
Interpolation
Modeling cycle
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Summary:While mathematics courses are a basic topic in engineering studies, they are often considered as a difficult subject by students. In this work we present a learning experience based on computer animation and using the perspective of mathematical modelling. Our goal is to provide the students with a context that motivates the study of function interpolation. We present a problem statement that is intended to be solved by means of the Modeling Cycle. The development of the activity and the strategies identified during the process are presented and discussed.
ISSN:1988-3145
DOI:10.4995/msel.2019.10976