Teaching of Ordinary Differential Equations Using the Assumptions of the PBL Method

Authors

  • Leandro Brito Santos Federal University of the West of the Bahia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-4712
  • Paulo Henrique Farias Xavier Dnd. computational modeling and industrial technology from, Manufacturing and Technology Integrated Campus
  • José Vicente Cardoso Santos Dnd. computational modeling and industrial technology from, Manufacturing and Technology Integrated Campus, SENAI CIMATEC
  • Renelson Ribeiro Sampaio Associate Professor and Researcher at the Professional Master in Management and Industrial Technology, the Doctorate in Management and Industrial Technology and the Master and Doctorate Program in Computational Modeling and Industrial Technology from, Manufacturing and Technology Integrated Campus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v10i3.12015

Keywords:

ordinary differential equation, PBL, computational simulation

Abstract


Mathematics is of fundamental importance to any natural sciences program (be-cause it provides analytical and approximate results that can be simulated and modeled) and perhaps to other areas of human knowledge. Ordinary differential equations are especially of fundamental importance to engineering programs be-cause the modeling of all phenomena of interest for these programs involves Or-dinary differential equations solutions; at the same time, students experience diffi-culties when learning Ordinary differential equations and about their applications to real physical scenarios. In this study, the problem-based learning method was used to study a group of mechanical engineering students at the SENAI CIMATEC University Center. The study analyzes the effectiveness of Ordinary differential equations instruction given through this program using the specified methodology. To consolidate the study, Conceptual Field Theory is used together with an evaluation of the results to observe student behaviors and attitudes in re-lation to actions arising from the method. At the end of the study, a questionnaire was completed by the students, with which they evaluated the effectiveness of the teaching methodology employed.

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Published

2020-05-05

How to Cite

Santos, L. B., Xavier, P. H. F., Santos, J. V. C., & Sampaio, R. R. (2020). Teaching of Ordinary Differential Equations Using the Assumptions of the PBL Method. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 10(3), pp. 7–20. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v10i3.12015

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