In pure mathematics, algebra can explain how quickly water becomes polluted and how many people in a third world country may become unwell each year because of consuming that water. Geometry may be used across the world to teach the science behind the construction. Statistics helps us estimate the number of people that have died because of earthquakes, wars, and other natural calamities. It may also predict profitability, sharing of ideas, and repopulation of previously endangered species.
Mathematics is a very significant tool for global communication and collaboration. It can help students make sense of the real world and tackle real problems.
Therefore, the recommended curriculum must enable students to acquire global competency in understanding different points of view, realizing concerns are interconnected worldwide, and communicating them properly. It includes explaining to learners how the world is made up of circumstances, situations, and phenomena that can be organized by using appropriate mathematical tools.
Any global contexts employed in mathematics should contribute to a better understanding of both mathematics and the world. To do this, teachers must maintain their emphasis on providing high-quality instruction, logical, thorough, and applicable mathematical subjects while employing global applications that work.
Mostly, mathematics is studied as pure and theoretical science, yet it is widely utilized in fields other than physics and engineering. In consideration of growing population, disease transmission, or water contamination, studying exponential growth and decay (the rate at which things develop and decay), for example, is crucial. It not only provides students with a real-world context in which to apply Mathematics, however, it also assists students in comprehending global phenomena — for example, they may hear about a disease developing in Pakistan, but they won't be able to make the connection unless they understand how quickly a disease like Cholera may spread in a high population density. In fact, incorporating a study of development and decay into lower-level Algebra – it's mostly found in Algebra II – may provide more students with the opportunity to study it in a global context than reserving it for upper-level Mathematics.
In a related manner, a study of Statistics and Probability is critical to comprehending mostly the world's occurrences, but it is typically saved for students with a higher level of Mathematics if it is studied at all in high school. However, because many worldwide occurrences and phenomena are unexpected and can only be explained using the models statistically, a globally focused Mathematical education should include Statistics.
In Algebra, students may benefit by learning numbers from other cultures, such as the systems of Mayan and Babylonian, which are based on the base 20 and base 60 systems, accordingly. They provide us concepts like 360 degrees in a circle and the division of the hour into 60-minute intervals that are still useful in modern Math systems. Adding this sort of information can help students appreciate the contributions great societies have made to our knowledge of Mathematics.
It's critical to present examples that are most relevant to the subject. Islamic tessellations, for example, are geometric forms arranged in an appealing pattern that may be used to develop, explore, teach, and reinforce basic geometric principles, such as symmetry and transformations.
Consequently, it's critical to present examples that are most relevant to the subject. Islamic tessellations, for example, are geometric forms arranged in an appealing pattern that may be used to develop, explore, teach, and reinforce basic geometric principles such as symmetry and transformations. The students may learn about polygons that can be utilized to tessellate the plane (cover the space without hole or overflow) as well as how Islamic artists worked. Both the information and the context enable us to understand each other in this situation.
Students will be able to build connections globally using Mathematics if they are given the correct knowledge and context for a globally infused Mathematics curriculum. They will also be able to develop a Mathematical model that represents the complexity and interconnectivity of global events and situations. They'll be able to solve issues using Mathematical techniques and build and explain the worldwide application of a certain Math concept. They'll also be able to apply the appropriate Mathematical tools to the appropriate conditions and explain why the Mathematical model they selected is appropriate. Students will also be able to assess facts and come to reasonable conclusions and apply their Mathematical understanding and skills in real world situations.
A student should be able to use the tools in Mathematical Sciences and procedures to study opportunities and the real problems in the world, as well as construct and interpret results and actions by using models in Mathematics, by the time he or she graduates from high school.
It's critical to take into account how Mathematics helps young students learn how Math make sense of the world. The next phase is to find genuine, relevant, and notable instances of global or cultural settings that will help with the development, deepening, and illustration of Mathematical thinking. These abilities will be required of individuals in the global period, and the educational system should prepare students to be proficient in them.
Global Connections
- Using Mathematics to model real world circumstances or situations.
- Remarkably the explanations of how the model reflects the complexity and interconnectedness of situations or the world’s events.
- To make and justify a choice, the model collects information; and
- Within the framework of a globalized world, a decision or conclusion validated by Mathematics.
Problem Solving
- Application of relevant problem-solving methods.
- To answer the problem, you'll need to utilize the suitable Mathematical tools, methodologies, and representations.
- The examination and demonstration of a proper and reasonable Mathematical solution considering the facts.
Communication
- The formulation, presentation, and explanation of Mathematical reasoning, as well as the ideas and methodologies employed.
- Using precise Mathematical language and visualizations, communicate clearly and concisely.
- The use of Mathematical representations and conventions to express mathematical ideas.
The writer is a research fellow at the Laboratory of Complex Fluids and their Reservoirs at the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, Pau, France. He can be reached at abidaminnaeem@gmail.com