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A Dialogue Between “Mathe 2000” and “Teaching for Mathematising (數學化教學)”

2009-04-14 23:55 by 生化老師
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A Dialogue Between “Mathe 2000” and “Teaching for Mathematising
( 數學化教學 )”
Date & Time 9 May 2009 (Sat) 14:00 – 17:00
Venue Room 109, Jockey Club Academic Community Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University

香港浸會大學，賽馬會師生活動中心， 109 室
Title:

Practicing skills in mathematical and real contexts
Speaker: Prof. Erich Ch. Wittmann
 

Prof. Erich Ch. Wittmann (http://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/mitarbeiter_Erich_Wittmann.html) is currently professor emeritus at the Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany. He published extensively on mathematics education in the past forty years and served as a member of the Editorial Board of one of the world’s leading mathematics education journal, Educational Studies in Mathematics Education , from 1977 to 1990.

In 1998, the University of Kiel bestowed upon him the honorary doctorate for his pace-setting work in mathematics education. As a frequent speaker in national and international conferences, he delivered one of the four plenary lectures at ICME 9, Japan 2000, which can be seen as a further confirmation of his high academic reputation. Prof. Wittmann’s research is based on a view of mathematics education as a "design science". This approach has been put to practice in the project “mathe 2000” (http://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/didaktik/mathe2000/engl.html). Since its inception in 1987 this project has attracted world-wide attention for its highly innovative curriculum development.
Abstract: Often basic skills and higher mathematical skills are considered as separate objectives of mathematics teaching. From the point of view of both mathematics and learning, however, this separation seems unnatural. In the project “mathe 2000” the concept of “productive practice” has been developed that seeks to combine the practice of basic skills with general mathematical competences. In the talk this concept will be explained and illustrated by means of typical examples.
Title: Deductive reasoning for elementary school pupils
Speaker Dr. Chun-Ip Fung
Abstract:

Many people think that it is too demanding to require elementary school pupils to prove a statement. If “proving” could be regarded as just an activity to convince other people, young children do generate proofs, though not necessarily at the rigour commonly found in the mathematics literature. In the project “Teaching for Mathematising”, Proving in its broader sense, does have a position. In this talk, how Teaching for Mathematising handles deductive reasoning will be discussed through examples.


All Interested Are Welcome!

Limited language assistance will be provided for participants not very convenient with English.

Organized by Hong Kong Association for Mathematics Education

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Science-in-Action Talk Series - Games and Zermelo’s Theorem

2009-04-07 15:33 by 生化老師
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Organizer

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Objective(s) :

“Science-in-Action Talk Series” is organized for Forms 5, 6 and 7 students. Each talk will include a lecture and a visit to facilities related to the topic presented.


Talk 4 Games and Zermelo’s Theorem
Speaker Dr. T. W. Ng, Associate Professor, Department of mathematics
Date & Time May 5, 2009 (Tuesday) 2:30 to 5:00p.m. (including workshop)
Venue Theatre T1, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong
Abstract: In this talk, students will play a number of interesting games, like HEX and Chomp. Besides, they will be asked to consider the following questions:
- Can the game end in a draw?
- Can one of the players force a win in the game?
- Can one find a winning strategy for the game?
We shall learn how to apply the Zermelo’s Theorem from game theory to answer some of the above questions.
Talk 5 Genes and Cancer


Speaker Dr. A. S. T. Wong, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Date & Time July 10, 2009 (Friday) 2:30 to 5:00p.m. (including tour)
Venue Theatre T1, Meng Wah Complex Building, The University of Hong Kong
Abstract:

Cancer is the leading cause of death around the world. There are approximately 12 million new cases diagnosed each year and this number is continued to increase. Cancer is known to arise from a series of genetic alterations, in some case also in inherited predisposition. In this talk, recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of cancer and their potential for the development of early diagnosis and new therapies will be presented. Challenges and future perspectives will be discussed.

Enrollment :
Download Enrollment form
Please return the form by fax before: Friday, April 24, 2009 for May talk
  Tuesday, June 30, 2009 for July talk.
   
Seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.


Interested parties can register through your own school. For enquiries, please contact Miss Lee at 2241 5861 or 2859 2683.

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