Math in Germany
Susan Nelson ’11
Overview
My abroad experience
University life
German education system
Math education classes
Benefits to studying abroad
My abroad experience
University of Kassel
Courses
Linear Algebra
Geometry
Math teaching methods I
Math teaching methods on the secondary level
My abroad experience
University Life
linear unabhängig…..linear independent
Senkrecht….perpendicular
Hintereinanderausführung….composition (f ◦ g)
Ein Trinkhalm (s. Bild) wird in Seifenlauge
getaucht und wieder herausgezogen. Dabei
bildet sich in ihm ein Pfropfen. Nun wird daraus
eine Seifenblase mit etwa 8 cm Durchmesser
geblasen.
Wie dick wird die Seifenblasenhaut ungefähr
sein?
University Life
Fläche (area or surface)
Klein Bottle
Flasche (bottle)
University Life
Lectures
Large classes
Classes met once a week for 2 hours
Chalkboards
Professor-student relationship
Grading
Final exam worth entire grade
Homework sets due once a week
German Education System
Math Education Classes
In 2001, base-jumper Felix
Baumgartner landed on top
of a flying hot air balloon.
About how many liters of air
are filling this hot air balloon?
There is a circle with the
circumference of 5.3 inches.
What is the area?
Math Education Classes
A straw is dipped in
detergent and then
brought out again (see
picture). The detergent
is then blown out of the
straw to form a bubble
with a diameter of 8 cm.
How thick will the
bubble be?
There is a circle with the circumference of 5.3 inches.
What is the area?
Math Education Classes
Bildungsstandards (educational standards/goals)
Mathematical skills
Levels of complexity
Levels of
Complexity
Skills
Math Education Classes
Bildungsstandards (educational standards/goals)
Skills
1. Mathematical reasoning
2. Problem solving
3. Modeling
4. Using tables/graphs/figures
5. Working with mathematical symbols/formulas
6. Mathematical communication
Math Education Classes
Math Education Classes
Bildungsstandards (educational standards/goals)
Complexity levels
1. Low
2. Medium
3. High
Math Education Classes
Levels of
Complexity
Bildungsstandards
Skills
Minnesota Standards
Why Study Abroad?
New perspectives/ideas
New people
New experiences
Any Questions/Comments?