Bringing Reality into Calculus Classrooms: Mathematizing a Real-life Problem Simulated in a Virtual Environment

Authors

  • Olga V. Shipulina Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
  • David Harris Smith McMaster University,1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8
  • Peter Liljedahl Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v3i1.2337

Keywords:

Calculus, Realistic Mathematics Education, Virtual Environment

Abstract


The study explores how students, who had completed the AP calculus course, mathematized the optimal navigation real-life problem simulated in the Second Life Virtual Environment. The particular research interest was to investigate whether/how studentsâ?? empirical activity in VE influences the way of their mathematizing.

Author Biographies

Olga V. Shipulina, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6

Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (Russian equivalent of Candidate of Science)
Ph.D.(c)in Mathematics Education

David Harris Smith, McMaster University,1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies & Multimedia

 

Peter Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6

Associate Dean, Dean of Graduate Studies Office
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education

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Published

2013-01-11

How to Cite

Shipulina, O. V., Smith, D. H., & Liljedahl, P. (2013). Bringing Reality into Calculus Classrooms: Mathematizing a Real-life Problem Simulated in a Virtual Environment. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 3(1), pp. 29–35. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v3i1.2337

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Papers