Developing transferable skills in undergraduate mathematics students through mathematical modelling

Teaching Mathematics and its Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-45

  Nyman, Melvin A ^a   Berry, John ^b  

^a ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; TEACHING;

DEVELOPED MODEL; MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE; SCHOOL MATHEMATICS; SHORT COURSE; TEACHING-LEARNING; TRANSFERABLE SKILLS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85025336012     PISSN: 02683679     EISSN: 14716976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/teamat/21.1.29     Document Type: Article

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