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Mathematical problem solving, modelling, applications, and links to other subjects
(1989)
The paper will consist of three parts. In part I we shall present some background considerations which are necessary as a basis for what follows. We shall try to clarify some basic concepts and notions, and we shall collect the most important arguments (and related goals) in favour of problem solving, modelling and applications to other subjects in mathematics instruction. In the main part II we shall review the present state, recent trends, and prospective lines of development, both in empirical or theoretical ...
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Applied mathematical problem solving, modelling, applications, and links to other subjects
(1991)
The paper will consist of three parts. In part I we shall present some background considerations which are necessary as a basis for what follows. We shall try to clarify some basic concepts and notions, and we shall collect the most important arguments (and related goals) in favour of problem solving, modelling and applications to other subjects in mathematics instruction. In the main part II we shall review the present state, recent trends, and prospective lines of development, both in empirical or theoretical ...
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Preformal proving: examples and reflections
(1991)
The starting point of our reflections is a classroom situation in grade 12 in which it was to be proved intuitively that non-trivial solutions of the differential equation f' = f have no zeros. We give a working definition of the concept of preformal proving, as well as three examples of preformal proofs. Then we furnish several such proofs of the aforesaid fact, and we analyse these proofs in detail. Finally, we draw some conclusions for mathematics in school and in teacher training.
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Elementare Behandlung exponentieller Prozesse
(Inst. für Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht, 1980)
Die Unterrichtsschritte, die im Videoband nicht gezeigt werden konnten, werden in diesem Beiheft erläutert: Nach einer "Beschreibung des Themas" wird die "Ausarbeitung der drei Lernsequenzen" am Beispiel des Unterrichts in einer kaufmännischen Berufsschule, einer Berufsfachschule Gesundheitswesen und einer technischen Fachoberschule ausführlich dargestellt.
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Mathematical modelling in mathematics education and instruction
(1993)
This paper aims at giving a concise survey of the present state-of-the-art of mathematical modelling in mathematics education and instruction. It will consist of four parts. In part 1, some basic concepts relevant to the topic will be clarified and, in particular, mathematical modelling will be defined in a broad, comprehensive sense. Part 2 will review arguments for the inclusion of modelling in mathematics teaching at schools and universities, and identify certain schools of thought within mathematics education. ...
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Duplication coefficients via generating functions
(2006)
In this paper, we solve the duplication problem P_n(ax) = sum_{m=0}^{n}C_m(n,a)P_m(x) where {P_n}_{n>=0} belongs to a wide class of polynomials, including the classical orthogonal polynomials (Hermite, Laguerre, Jacobi) as well as the classical discrete orthogonal polynomials (Charlier, Meixner, Krawtchouk) for the specific case a = −1. We give closed-form expressions as well as recurrence relations satisfied by the duplication coefficients.
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Zur Konzeption einer "praktischen Mathematik" in der Berufsschule
(1985)
Ausgehend von zwei Beispielen wird in Abschnitt 1 der derzeitige Fachrechenunterricht in der Berufsschule kurz beschrieben (ausführlichere Analysen sind bei BARDY u, a. 1980 und bei BARDY/BLUM/BRAUN 1985 zu finden). Dann wird in Abschnitt 2 eine eigene Konzeption für den mathematischen Unterricht in der Berufsschule skizziert (ausführlicher ist diese Konzeption bei BLUM 1976 und BLUM 1981 dargestellt) und anhand der einleitenden Beispiele verdeutlicht.
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The problem of the graphic artist
(Blum, Werner (Hrsg.), 1989)
'The problem of the graphic artist' is a small example of applying elementary mathematics (divisibility of natural numbers) to a real problem which we ourselves have actually experienced. It deals with the possibilities for partitioning a sheet of paper into strips. In this contribution we report on a teaching unit in grade 6 as well as on informal tests with students in school and university. Finally we analyse this example methodologically, summarise our observations with pupils and students, and draw some didactical ...
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On the equivariant Tamagawa number conjecture for abelian extensions of a quadratic imaginary field
(Universität Kassel, FB 17, Mathematik/Informatik, 2005)
Let k be a quadratic imaginary field, p a prime which splits in k/Q and does not divide the class number hk of k. Let L denote a finite abelian extention of k and let K be a subextention of L/k. In this article we prove the p-part of the Equivariant Tamagawa Number Conjecture for the pair (h0(Spec(L)),Z[Gal(L/K)]).
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Shrinking restarting automata
(Universität Kassel, FB 17, Mathematik/Informatik, 2005)
Restarting automata are a restricted model of computation that was introduced by Jancar et.al. to model the so-called analysis by reduction. A computation of a restarting automaton consists of a sequence of cycles such that in each cycle the automaton performs exactly one rewrite step, which replaces a small part of the tape content by another, even shorter word. Thus, each language accepted by a restarting automaton belongs to the complexity class $CSL cap NP$. Here we consider a natural generalization of this model, ...