Modern Mathematics Education for Engineering Curricula in Europe

This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of the core subjects comprising mathematical curricula for engineering studies in five European countries and identifies differences between two strong traditions of teaching mathematics to engineers. Thecollective work of experts from a dozen universitiescriticallyexamines various aspects of higher mathematicaleducation. The two EU Tempus-IV projects - MetaMath and MathGeAr - investigate the current methodologies of mathematics education for technical and engineering disciplines. The projects aim to improve the existing mathematics curricula in Russian, Georgian and Armenian universities by introducing modern technology-enhanced learning (TEL) methods and tools, as well as by shifting the focus of engineering mathematics education from a purely theoretical tradition to a more applied paradigm. MetaMath and MathGeAr have brought together mathematics educators, TEL specialists and experts in education quality assurance form 21 organizations across six countries. The resultsof a comprehensive comparative analysis of the entire spectrum of mathematicscourses in the EU, Russia, Georgiaand Armenia has been conducted, have allowedthe consortium to pinpoint and introduce several modifications to theircurricula while preserving the generally strong state of universitymathematics education in these countriesThe book presents the methodology, procedure and results of this analysis. This book is a valuable resource for teachers, especially those teaching mathematics, and curriculum planners for engineers, as well as for a general audience interested in scientific and technical higher education.