Introduction to Mathematical Thinking. Learn how to think the way mathematicians do. a key feature of mathematical thinking is thinking outside-the-box – a valuable ability in today’s world.

Methodology

Duration : 3 to 4 weeks (Lesson will be once a week: Mostly Saturday for two hours) - Price : $200.00 - Place : Fortitude ValleyI am a civil engineer and have been using nearly every form of math in my academics and profession. I use and update my knowledge of econometric modeling, time-series analysis, algebra, differential equations, statistics, and calculus on a daily basis. At present, I am working as a research fellow at QUT. Math is the core of my research since it is data-driven. This makes it compulsory for me to be at the top of my game. I have always managed to make students understand even the most complex concepts in mathematics.

Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics – at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically focuses on learning procedures to solve highly stereotyped problems. Professional mathematicians think a certain way to solve real problems, problems that can arise from the everyday world, or from science, or from within mathematics itself. The key to success in school math is to learn to think inside-the-box. In contrast, a key feature of mathematical thinking is thinking outside-the-box – a valuable ability in today’s world. This course helps to develop that crucial way of thinking.

What you will learn from this course?

START with the Welcome lecture. It explains what this course is about. his initial orientation lecture is important since this course is probably not like any math course you have taken before – even if in places it might look like one!

In Week 2 we continue our discussion of formalized parts of language for use in mathematics.

Next week we continue our analysis of language for use in mathematics. Remember, while the parts of language we are focusing on have particular importance in mathematics, our main interest is in the analytic process itself: How do we formalize concepts from everyday life?