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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: In recent years, a number of studies have shown multifaceted issues in regard
    to the mathematical expertise of undergraduate engineering students. Referring
    to this, the students’ increasingly diverse range of levels and types of qualifications
    and their continuing deterioration of mathematical competencies are often referred
    to as one of the major challenges. More critical concerns stem from the fact that
    the initial phase usually comprises lectures requiring mathematical expertise
    which in some cases clearly goes beyond school mathematics, but will be presented
    only later in mathematical courses. Taking into account that the first year is
    critical for student success and to avoid high dropout rates, revised concepts
    for teaching engineering mathematics in respect to individual students’ demands
    are required. Furthermore, overloaded schedules lead to the conclusion that students
    would not engage in additional uncoupled academic programs in regard to mathematics.
    In this article, a new generalizable concept to address the above mentioned challenges
    within undergraduate engineering courses is introduced by way of example in a
    Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering lecture.
author:
- first_name: Markus
  full_name: Hennig, Markus
  id: '3937'
  last_name: Hennig
- first_name: Bärbel
  full_name: Mertsching, Bärbel
  last_name: Mertsching
citation:
  ama: 'Hennig M, Mertsching B. Situated Acquisition of Mathematical Knowledge - Teaching
    Mathematics within Electrical Engineering Courses. In: <i>40th Annual Conference
    of the European Society for Engineering Education</i>. SEFI; 2012:264 – 265.'
  apa: Hennig, M., &#38; Mertsching, B. (2012). Situated Acquisition of Mathematical
    Knowledge - Teaching Mathematics within Electrical Engineering Courses. <i>40th
    Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education</i>, 264 –
    265.
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Hennig_Mertsching_2012, title={Situated Acquisition of Mathematical
    Knowledge - Teaching Mathematics within Electrical Engineering Courses}, booktitle={40th
    Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education}, publisher={SEFI},
    author={Hennig, Markus and Mertsching, Bärbel}, year={2012}, pages={264 – 265}
    }'
  chicago: Hennig, Markus, and Bärbel Mertsching. “Situated Acquisition of Mathematical
    Knowledge - Teaching Mathematics within Electrical Engineering Courses.” In <i>40th
    Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education</i>, 264 –
    265. SEFI, 2012.
  ieee: M. Hennig and B. Mertsching, “Situated Acquisition of Mathematical Knowledge
    - Teaching Mathematics within Electrical Engineering Courses,” in <i>40th Annual
    Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education</i>, 2012, pp. 264
    – 265.
  mla: Hennig, Markus, and Bärbel Mertsching. “Situated Acquisition of Mathematical
    Knowledge - Teaching Mathematics within Electrical Engineering Courses.” <i>40th
    Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education</i>, SEFI,
    2012, pp. 264 – 265.
  short: 'M. Hennig, B. Mertsching, in: 40th Annual Conference of the European Society
    for Engineering Education, SEFI, 2012, pp. 264 – 265.'
date_created: 2025-02-18T08:21:12Z
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page: 264 – 265
publication: 40th Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education
publication_identifier:
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publisher: SEFI
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title: Situated Acquisition of Mathematical Knowledge - Teaching Mathematics within
  Electrical Engineering Courses
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year: '2012'
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