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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TEACHING OF CALCULUS

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.

THEME

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.

REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE ORGANISATION

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


Dr George Gheverghese Joseph
School of Education, University of Exeter, England
G.G.Joseph@exeter.ac.uk
School of Economic Studies and Centre for Mathematics Education,
University of Manchester, England
george.joseph@man.ac.uk
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
University of Toronto, Canada
george.joseph@utoronto.ca


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