"Treffpunkt Mathematik": An interdisciplinary course to teach mathematics for engineers

This paper describes the concept of the "Treffpunkt Mathematik" ("meeting point mathematics") offered for students in natural sciences, engineering, and computer science at the TU Darmstadt. The "Treffpunkt" is a new interdisciplinary course designed to bridge the gap between the introductory mathematics classes and the engineering and science classes. Thus, it meets a special requirement of generation Y: explaining why the a priori abstract mathematical methods are important to their field of study.

10.11.2014 | Rafael Dahmen & Walter Freyn (Darmstadt)