HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE

Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City

Bachelor of Arts (AB)
Area: Mathematics
COURSE OUTLINE
Mathematical Investigation and Modeling
I. Course Number: Math 29

Credit: 3 units

II. Course Title: Mathematical Investigation and Modeling

Pre-Requisite:

III. Course Description:

This course makes use of the repertoire of mathematical knowledge and skills
students have developed over the years to deepen and further extend their
understanding of the subject. It intends to equip prospective mathematics teachers
with techniques on guiding their students to developed research-based investigatory
projects in mathematics. It also aims to change students impression of mathematics
as a toolkit and inculcate in them the view that mathematics is a dynamic and
growing body of knowledge and processes. The use graphing calculators and
computer algebra systems is highly encouraged.
IV. Course Objectives:
At end of the course, the student should be able to:
Cognitive (Knowledge):1. apply basic knowledge to solve problems in
mathematics.
2. formulate, solve and investigate problems in
mathematics.
Affective (Attitude): 1. become an effective future teachers in mathematics.
Psychomotor (Skills):1. formulate a mathematical model out of the given
problem.
V. Course Outline

No. of Hours

A. Course Orientation

B. Problem Solving and Mathematical Investigation

13

C. Writing/Reporting Mathematical Investigations

13

D. Assessing Mathematical Investigations

13

E. Teaching Through Mathematical Investigation

12
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Total 54

VI.

References
A. Books
Ref.1 Mathematical Modeling by John Berry, Ken Houston
http://books.google.com.ph/bookf/about/Mathematical_Modeling.ht
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Ref.2 Mathematical modeling by David N. Burghes
http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=NrUrAAAAYAAJ&hl=tl&sourc
e=gbs_similarbooks
Ref.3 Mathematical modeling: A Way of Life ICTMA 11 by S.J.
Lamon, W.A. Parker, S.K. Houston
http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=uFhqHyytPEUC&hl=tl&sourc
e=gbs_similarbooks
Ref.4 Teaching and applying mathematical modeling by John
Stephen Berry
http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=ADoZAQAAIAAJ&hl=tl&sourc
e=gbs_similarbooks
Red.5 A First Course in Mathematical Modeling by Frank R.
Giordano, William Price Fox
http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=XPxrltVsXpQC&hl=&source=
gbs_similarbooks
Ref.6 Mathematical models and their analysis by Frederic Y.M.Wan
http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=kNQAAIAAJ&hl=tl&source=g
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Ref.7 Mathematical Models: Preliminary Edition by Robert Lee
Kimball
http://books.google.com.ph/books?idInOLLOmZjUUC&hl=tl&source
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