Selected Student Papers on Quality Education in Teaching from Peking University: Flowers of the Soul

Author: Zhang Shunyan
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book is a selection of outstanding papers by liberal arts and science students from Peking University's mathematics quality education program. The content of mathematics quality education includes: Mathematics and Human Civilization; Mathematics and Culture; Major Milestones in the History of Mathematics; Mathematical Methodology, etc. The 28 selected papers are: Digitalize Your Mind, A Glimpse of Mathematics in Art, The Application of Mathematics in Linguistics, A Discussion on Mathematical Thoughts in Archaeology, Mathematical Induction in Interviews, Understanding Chinese Civilization through Mathematics, Mathematics in the Computer Age, Emerging Biology, An Overview of Chaos Theory, Maps, Mathematics, and the Digital Earth, the Akerlof Model and Information Asymmetry, and Unfolding the Beautiful Wings of Imagination, etc. These papers are assignments from university mathematics quality education courses and offer fresh insights. Their experiences and achievements are worth reading, learning from, and reviewing for middle school students, university students, educators, and mathematics enthusiasts. This book can serve as extracurricular reading for middle and university students to enhance their mathematical literacy and quality. At the same time, it can also be used as a reference book for university mathematics quality education courses that cover interdisciplinary and marginal subjects. For, this book is also an excellent read that inspires thinking and broadens horizons.