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Peer reviewedGalbraith, P. L.; Clatworthy, N. J. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1990
Reports a project that incorporated mathematical modeling into a college course. Reports evaluation of the course in terms of criteria derived from the stated aims: modeling performance, modeling framework, pedagogy assessment, and personal growth. Included are two sample problems. (YP)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Mathematics, Course Content, Course Evaluation
Richardson, Jacques, Ed. – 1984
The 21 essays in this two-part book provide conceptual and operational understanding of the nature of models as representations of reality and as tools for description, analysis, interpretation, and forecasting. Topic areas addressed in part 1 (concept) include: the nature of models; the earth as a system; the determination of form; some…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Ecology, Economics, Elementary Secondary Education
