【外刊细读73】《新科学家》数学教学策略 | 翻译硕士 MTI | 英专考研阅

Bringing maths to life

Releated words:

1. put sb off sth/ sb 使某人失去兴趣 e.g. he was put off science by bad teaching.
2. be detached from our daily life 与日常生活脱离
3. differential equation 微积分不等式
4. order relation 集合
5. squares members 乘方数字
6. function 在数学中函数 e.g. We then study functions that map members of one ordered set to members of another.
7. rigorous

Vocabulary:

1. ludicrous = ridiculous 荒唐可笑
2. contentious adj 有争议的
3. apolitical adj 不关心政治的

Nice sentence:

1. (数学应该解决现实问题）All academic disciplines should address our most important issues in whatever way they can. In terms of Maths, it is not about numbers and equations, but about studying different logical systems in which arguments are valid. We can apply it both to balls rolling down different and to pressing social issue. Teachers introduce order set, a math term, about issues like working hours and income. From which, students learn how to construct rigorous arguments to back up their thoughts, and develop the crucial ability to analyse the logic of people they disagree with. For the sake of society, schools are supposed to be inclusive towards different types of students in maths education.
2. If we think of one ordered set with workers ordered by working hours, we can make a function to another set where workers are now ordered by income instead. The students might discuss this function-if someone works more hours, do they necessarily earn more-should be orderpreserving or not, and why.