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The Calculess Engineer!

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3
Num: 
4
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Authors: 
Alan Stevens
Abstract: 
Why teach calculus to engineers? A question one would be tempted to dismiss as silly were it not actually being asked; and it is being asked, so I was led to believe at the LTSN MathsTEAM workshop which preceded the Mathematical Education of Engineers conference in Loughborough back in April 2003. If the question is serious why was my first instinct to dismiss it out of hand?...
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Engineer, mathematics, LTSN MathsTEAM, mathematical models, heat and fluid flow, engineering design, calculus, maths, mathematics, algebra, emgineering mathematics, professional development, naval marine, Rolls-Royce