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Title War stories from applied math : undergraduate consultancy projects / edited by Robert Fraga.

Publication Info. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Contents ""Cover ""; ""copyright page ""; ""Title page ""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""An Industrial Mathematics Program""; ""Introduction""; ""What IS industrial mathematics?""; ""Who are ``we'' mathematicians?""; ""What is the Marquette MSCS?""; ""What constitutes an undergraduate degree?""; ""What constitutes a graduate degree?""; ""Do you have an Industrial Mathematics Program?""; ""What are the components of the Industrial Mathematics Program?""; ""How did we get here?""; ""How is Industrial Mathematics related to Biological Mathematics?""; ""What is a Work Experience Coordinator?""
""What classes in industrial mathematics do you offer?""""How are our classes taught?""; ""War stories?""; ""Whom are we trying to please?""; ""Where do our clients come from?""; ""What to do? LISTEN""; ""Who does what?""; ""What kinds of projects?""; ""What does the client pay?""; ""What sort of projects do you do?""; ""How do you attract new students?""; ""What work experiences are available to your students?""; ""Do you give credit for co-ops and internships?""; ""What are the sources of work experiences?""; ""How do you place students?""; ""What is the role of consulting by faculty?""
""What sort of industrial consulting do you do yourself?""""What are your faculty rewards?""; ""What resources and funding are required?""; ""What is your program evaluation?""; ""How can I do something similar at my place?""; ""Epilog""; ""Source of Problems: Industrial Contacts ""; ""Source of Problems: Industrial Contacts""; ""Panel Discussion Following``Industrial Contacts""""; ""Course Integration ""; ""The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)""; ""What's COMAP?""; ""UMAP Modules""; ""The UMAP Journal""; ""The Tools for Teaching Volumes""
""Projects at the High School Level""""The Mathematical Contest in Modeling""; ""Judging""; ""The UMAP Journal Publishes the Outstanding Papers""; ""Interdisciplinary Lively Application Projects""; ""For All Practical Purposes""; ""Other COMAP Endeavors""; ""The Future""; ""References""; ""Program Management""; ""Towson University NSF Grant""; ""Faculty Participation and Support""; ""Sponsor Fees""; ""Students and Benefits""; ""Facilities and Equipment""; ""Outreach and the University""; ""Solicitation of Projects""; ""Defining the Problem""; ""Choosing Faculty Leadership""
""Signing on the Dotted Line""""Confidentiality""; ""Fees""; ""Choosing Students""; ""Monitoring Progress and Changing Course""; ""The Writing Process""; ""What Works for Us""; ""Applied Math Lab Projects at Towson University""; ""Project Deliverables I""; ""Project Deliverables II ""; ""Legal Agreements""; ""Inter-disciplinary Teams""; ""Illustrative Projects""; ""Using Projects from Industry to Teach Math and Stats to Liberal Arts Majors ""; ""Introduction""; ""Background and Motivation""; ""The Credit Union Scheduling Problem""; ""Reports and Presentations""
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Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Congresses.
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Mathematics.
Project method in teaching -- Congresses.
Project method in teaching.
Industrial management -- Mathematical models -- Congresses.
Industrial management -- Mathematical models.
College student development programs -- Congresses.
College student development programs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Fraga, Robert.
Other Form: Print version: Fraga, Robert War Stories from Applied Math : Undergraduate Consultancy Projects Washington : Mathematical Association of America,c2014 9780883851814
ISBN 9780883859773 (electronic book)
0883859777 (electronic book)