Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores
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Resumo: | Mathematical literacy in Portugal is very unsatisfactory in what concerns international standards. Even more disturbingly, the Azores archipelago ranks as one of the worst regions of Portugal in this respect. We reason that the popularisation of Mathematics through interactive exhibitions and activities can contribute actively to disseminate mathematical knowledge, increase awareness of the importance of Mathematics in today’s world and change its negative perception by the majority of the citizens. Although a significant investment has been undertaken by the local regional government in creating several science centres for the popularisation of Science, there is no centre for the popularisation of Mathematics. We present our first steps towards bringing Mathematics to unconventional settings by means of hands-on activities. We describe in some detail three activities. One activity has to do with applying trigonometry to measure distances in Astronomy, which can also be applied to Earth objects. Another activity concerns the presence of numerical patterns in the Azorean flora. The third activity explores geometrical patterns in the Azorean cultural heritage. It is our understanding that the implementation of these and other easy-to-follow and challenging activities will contribute to the awareness of the importance and beauty of Mathematics. |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the AzoresRecreational MathematicsInterdisciplinarityAstronomyBiologyCultural HeritageMathematical literacy in Portugal is very unsatisfactory in what concerns international standards. Even more disturbingly, the Azores archipelago ranks as one of the worst regions of Portugal in this respect. We reason that the popularisation of Mathematics through interactive exhibitions and activities can contribute actively to disseminate mathematical knowledge, increase awareness of the importance of Mathematics in today’s world and change its negative perception by the majority of the citizens. Although a significant investment has been undertaken by the local regional government in creating several science centres for the popularisation of Science, there is no centre for the popularisation of Mathematics. We present our first steps towards bringing Mathematics to unconventional settings by means of hands-on activities. We describe in some detail three activities. One activity has to do with applying trigonometry to measure distances in Astronomy, which can also be applied to Earth objects. Another activity concerns the presence of numerical patterns in the Azorean flora. The third activity explores geometrical patterns in the Azorean cultural heritage. It is our understanding that the implementation of these and other easy-to-follow and challenging activities will contribute to the awareness of the importance and beauty of Mathematics.European Scientific Institute, ESIRepositório da Universidade dos AçoresTeixeira, Ricardo Emanuel CunhaFerreira, João Miguel2015-10-30T18:01:54Z2015-082015-08-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/3491engTeixeira, R. C. & Ferreira, J. M. (2015). "Mathematical Education and Interdisciplinarity: Promoting Public Awareness of Mathematics in the Azores". European Scientific Journal, August Special Edition, 49–63. ISSN 1857-74311857-7431 (Online)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-12-20T14:31:33Zoai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/3491Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:26:04.290144Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores Teixeira, Ricardo Emanuel Cunha Recreational Mathematics Interdisciplinarity Astronomy Biology Cultural Heritage |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores |
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Mathematical education and interdisciplinarity : promoting public awareness of mathematics in the Azores |
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Teixeira, Ricardo Emanuel Cunha |
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Teixeira, Ricardo Emanuel Cunha Ferreira, João Miguel |
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Ferreira, João Miguel |
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Repositório da Universidade dos Açores |
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Teixeira, Ricardo Emanuel Cunha Ferreira, João Miguel |
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Recreational Mathematics Interdisciplinarity Astronomy Biology Cultural Heritage |
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Recreational Mathematics Interdisciplinarity Astronomy Biology Cultural Heritage |
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Mathematical literacy in Portugal is very unsatisfactory in what concerns international standards. Even more disturbingly, the Azores archipelago ranks as one of the worst regions of Portugal in this respect. We reason that the popularisation of Mathematics through interactive exhibitions and activities can contribute actively to disseminate mathematical knowledge, increase awareness of the importance of Mathematics in today’s world and change its negative perception by the majority of the citizens. Although a significant investment has been undertaken by the local regional government in creating several science centres for the popularisation of Science, there is no centre for the popularisation of Mathematics. We present our first steps towards bringing Mathematics to unconventional settings by means of hands-on activities. We describe in some detail three activities. One activity has to do with applying trigonometry to measure distances in Astronomy, which can also be applied to Earth objects. Another activity concerns the presence of numerical patterns in the Azorean flora. The third activity explores geometrical patterns in the Azorean cultural heritage. It is our understanding that the implementation of these and other easy-to-follow and challenging activities will contribute to the awareness of the importance and beauty of Mathematics. |
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