Mathematical Modeling in Action: Design Principles for Mathematical Modeling Days

PAMM, vol. 26

Abstract

ABSTRACT Mathematical modeling is fundamental for numerous scientific and technical disciplines. CAMMP has taken on the challenge of providing high school students, university students, and teachers with authentic insights into modern, computer‐aided modeling practices. This article presents CAMMP's educational activities, with a particular focus on its one‐day workshops, known as “CAMMP days.” The underlying design principles of the teaching and learning materials for CAMMP days are presented, and the practical implementation of these principles is illustrated through a workshop on speech recognition. Experience from 450 workshops conducted with more than 7500 high school students suggests that CAMMP days successfully convey the importance and diverse applications of mathematics in the real world.

Authors 10

1. Stephanie Hofmann corresponding

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Scientific Computing Center Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany

2. Katharina Bata

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Scientific Computing Center Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany

3. Sarah Schönbrodt

   University of Salzburg

   Affiliation as printed

   Paris Lodron University of Salzburg Salzburg Austria

4. Stephan Kindler

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Scientific Computing Center Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany

5. Martin Frank

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Scientific Computing Center Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany

6. Clara Müller

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Scientific Computing Center Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany

7. Jakim Eckert

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Scientific Computing Center Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany

8. Jasmin Hörter

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Scientific Computing Center Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany

9. Christina Büsing Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   RWTH Aachen University Aachen Germany

10. Benjamin Stamm

    University of Stuttgart

    Affiliation as printed

    University of Stuttgart Stuttgart Germany