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Mathematical Education

What is Mathematics Education?

What we do

We are involved in local, national, and international projects in mathematics and mathematics education, from 14-19, through transition to higher education, an onto to higher education, that pay attention to both the mathematics and the students, have practical application to current needs, build on existing knowledge, and are grounded in the work of mathematics teachers at all levels. We are also involved in training future teachers through a PGCE course.

The need

Mathematics is crucial for innovation in science, technology and engineering; competitiveness in a global workforce; and informed participation in democratic government. There is ample evidence for the need to improve mathematics education in the UK, including three major reports

• Tackling the Mathematics Problem., LMS/IMA/RSS, October 1995
• Measuring the Mathematics Problem. Engineering Council, June 2000.
• Making Mathematics Count., The Smith Report into Post-14 Mathematics Education, 2004

People

Professor Douglas Quinney

Dr David Miller - Department of Education

Douglas Quinney - links

• So just what is conceptual understanding of mathematics? Douglas Quinney, To appear in Maths Connections, August 2008.
• The Experience of Fresher Students in Mathematics Diagnostic Testing. A survey by the UMTC/LTSN sponsored Action Research Group on Diagnostic Testing and Student Support, BjöHaßer, Richard Atkinson, Mike Barry, Douglas Quinney
• Calculus: Multivariable, 4th Edition, William G. McCallum, Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Brad G. Osgood, Douglas Quinney, Jeff Tecosky-Feldman, Thomas W. Tucker, Patti Frazer Lock, David Mumford, ISBN: 978-0-471-48480-6, Paperback, 448 pages, March 2005
• Calculus: Single Variable, 4th Edition, Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, William G. McCallum, Daniel E. Flath, Patti Frazer Lock, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, Brad G. Osgood, Thomas W. Tucker, Douglas Quinney, Karen Rhea, Jeff Tecosky-Feldman, ISBN: 978-0-471-48482-0, Paperback, 688 pages, December 2004
• Applied Calculus, 3rd Edition, Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Douglas Quinney, Karen Rhea, Jeff Tecosky-Feldman, Thomas W. Tucker, Otto K. Bretscher, Sheldon P. Gordon, Eric Connally, Andrew Pasquale, Richard D. Porter, Joe B. Thrash, ISBN: 978-0-471-68121-2, Paperback, 528 pages, December 2005

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