The Department of Mathematics, University of Kerala and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, both in Kerala, India, are jointly organising a conference on the teaching of calculus, at Thiruvananthapuram from January 12 to 14, 2004.
Mathematics teachers and educationalists have found that most high
school students find calculus as one of the more difficult topics in their
curriculum. Though this problem has been extensively analysed from different
angles by various agencies, no consensus on how best to teach the subject
seems to have emerged from their deliberations. The objective of the present
conference is to identify the problems inherent in the teaching of calculus,
to review and consolidate the work already done on this problem and to propose
alternate strategies for effective and efficient teaching of the subject.
Possible topics for which papers are solicited include:
History as motivation in the teaching of calculus
A geometrical and intuitive introduction to calculus
Real world problems which require calculus
The participants will be mainly high school and college teachers of mathematics with experience in teaching calculus or educationalists interested in the teaching of mathematics.
Participants may register in advance. The registration fee is Rs. 500 for participants from India and us $ 50 for those from abroad. Lunch and tea on conference days and accommodation will be provided for those who register. A copy of the proceedings of the conference, upon publication, will also be sent to them. Those who wish to participate from abroad please contact Dr George Gheverghese Joseph at G.G.Joseph@exeter.ac.uk
Important Dates: Last date for registration and receipt of abstracts is November 30, 2003. The full text of papers should be submitted during the conference.
Organisers
Dr. A. R. .Rajan, Head and Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of
Kerala
Dr. K. S. S .Nambooripad, Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. S. .Radhakrishnan Chettiar, Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. George Gheverghese Joseph, Universities of Manchester, Exeter and Toronto