The Mathematics of Networks Science: Scale-Free, Power-Law Graphs and Continuum Theoretical Analysis

Autor/in	Padula, Janice
Titel	The Mathematics of Networks Science: Scale-Free, Power-Law Graphs and Continuum Theoretical Analysis
Quelle	In: Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 26 (2012) 2, S.38-50 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0819-4564
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Graphs; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Teachers; Professional Personnel; Mathematics Education; Geometry; Calculus; Equations (Mathematics); Mathematical Models; Probability; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Grafische Darstellung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Personalbestand; Mathematische Bildung; Geometrie; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Equations; Gleichungslehre; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	When hoping to initiate or sustain students' interest in mathematics teachers should always consider relevance, relevance to students' lives and in the middle and later years of instruction in high school and university, accessibility. A topic such as the mathematics behind networks science, more specifically scale-free graphs, is up-to-date, highly relevant to students' lives, and accessible. This article illustrates how mathematicians and scientists work together collaboratively when applying mathematics and developing new scientific theories, and describes ways of teaching mathematics in a highly meaningful, real-world context with a topic which is widely acknowledged as being important mathematically and scientifically. (Contains 4 figures and 4 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10