This paper provides an overview of the various stages of our research, which seeks to better
understand the use of calculus in university engineering courses. We first illustrate the use of …

Research has reported on the difficulties engineering students face in relating the content of
their mathematics courses to what is taught in their professional courses. One way to …

Calculus is a required course in most engineering programmes and is intended to provide
students with tools they will use throughout the rest of their training. However, research …

Research has shown that mathematics courses in engineering programmes present
students with a number of difficulties, some of which stem from a disconnection between …

Engineers usually study differential and integral calculus as part of their early training;
however, there has been scant research examining how this content is subsequently used in …

With the general objective of highlighting the changes produced in the teaching of
mathematics in European engineering studies, this paper presents examples of the …

In this paper we focus on Norwegian first-year engineering students' interpretations of
differentials and definite integrals. Through interviews with 15 engineering students, we …

The notion of integral is usually first introduced to engineering students in their calculus
courses before later being used in their professional engineering courses. In this paper we …

A perception exists that physics and engineering students experience difficulty in applying
mathematics to physics and engineering coursework. While some curricular projects aim to …

Recent literature and engineering reports suggest that the mathematical training of
engineers should include more applications to help students connect mathematical content …