23 research outputs found
Strategies for teaching engineering mathematics
This thesis is an account of experiments into the teaching of mathematics
to engineering undergraduates which have been conducted over twenty
years against a background of changing intake ability, varying output
requirements and increasing restrictions on the formal contact time
available.
The aim has been to improve the efficiency of the teaching-learning
process.
The main areas of experimentation have been the integration in the
syllabus of numerical and analytical methods, the incorporation of case
studies into the curriculum and the use of micro-based software to enhance
the teaching process.
Special attention is paid to courses in Mathematical Engineering and their
position in the spectrum of engineering disciplines.
A core curriculum in mathematics for undergraduate engineers is
proposed and details are provided of its implementation. The roles of case
studies and micro-based software are highlighted. The provision of a
mathematics learning resource centre is considered a necessary feature of
the implementation of the proposed course. Finally, suggestions for
further research are made
Proceedings of the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics, volume 2
These proceedings contain papers presented at the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics held in Pasadena, January 31 to February 2, 1989. The theme of the Conference was man-machine collaboration in space. The Conference provided a forum for researchers and engineers to exchange ideas on the research and development required for application of telerobotics technology to the space systems planned for the 1990s and beyond. The Conference: (1) provided a view of current NASA telerobotic research and development; (2) stimulated technical exchange on man-machine systems, manipulator control, machine sensing, machine intelligence, concurrent computation, and system architectures; and (3) identified important unsolved problems of current interest which can be dealt with by future research
Beyond e-learning : an intelligent pedagogical agent to guide students in problem-based learning
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