Introduction and Contents

Introduction and contents of MSOR Connections Dec 2010: the newsletter of the Maths, Stats & OR Network, featuring teaching, learning and assessment related articles of interest to the mathematics, statistics and operational research academic community. This edition is themed around “Excellent teaching” and features articles on: lecturing, engineering mathematics, digital image processing and spreadsheets, curriculum innovation, work placement, book review, HoDoMS 2010 conference report, datasets on the web (workshop report), engaging students in learning statistics, sigma-sw: the regional hub, thinking mathematically (book review), Scottish Mathematics and Statistics Support Network, and a diary of upcoming maths-related events…