Webinar: Mathematics and Life Science Education: Promoting Interdisciplinarity
Topic: Mathematics and Life Science Education: Promoting Interdisciplinarity
Presented by:
Louis J. Gross
Director, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS.org)
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
This Webinar will take place on Thursday April 23 from 4:30-5:30PM Eastern Daylight Time, sponsored by Project Kaleidoscope (www.pkal.org) and NIMBioS. WebEx will be used for communication during this and participants should email pkal@pkal.org to register.
Abstract: Biology continues to become ever more quantitative. Students who wish to comprehend current theory, design and analyze new experiments, and utilize with understanding new technological tools require more quantitative training than most obtain through formal quantitative courses. At the same time, students with strong interests in mathematics may not be exposed early in their education to the plethora of exciting opportunities to apply the quantitative methods they are learning about. How can we improve our curricular offerings to enhance the opportunities for all our students to develop an interdisciplinary perspective? How can we reinforce the importance of quantitive approaches for life science students, so that they don't see math courses as simply a hurdle to get over? What methods can we use to help students to become "fearless users" of the new technologies which have allowed us to much more readily carry out quantitative analysis in biology? In concordance with the Bio2010 Report, we will explore possibilities of a multi-pronged approach to integrate quantitative ideas throughout the curriculum.
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