Didactic Sequences Teaching Mathematics for Engineers With Focus on Differential Equations

Abstract

This investigation takes place in the Research Center for Applied Science and Advance Technology of the National Polytechnic Institute (CICATA-IPN) and in the School of Science of Engineering and Technology of the Autonomous University of Baja California (ECITEC-UABC), having the objective of designing a mathematical modeling activity for the training of future engineers in the subjects of differential equations, and circuits. Considering the Anthropological Theory of Didactics (ATD) implementing a methodology within the mentioned theory that allows the analysis of mathematical models in use, as basis for designing didactical activities, in order to create a link between these two subjects, showing the future engineers that the mathematics can be used to solve problems in an extra-mathematical context.