Department of Mathematical Sciences

Department of Mathematical Sciences
The department is doing research in mathematics, ICT, the history of mathematics and mathematics education. The department offers a PhD programme in mathematics education. There are about 20 PhD candidates attending the programme.

Information in Norwegian

The research groups at the Department of Mathematical Scienses are:

Group	Contact
Mathematics Education The department offers a PhD in mathematics education. Our research focuses on the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels in the education system and also on the history of mathematics. Projects: Learning Communities in Mathematics IKT og læring i matematikk TBM -Teaching Better Mathematics Hidden dimensions of teaching/learning in mathematics: The contribution of videostudies to comparative analysis and the development of instruction (VIDEOMAT)	simon.goodchild@uia.no
Mathematics The research is performed in different fields of mathematics. Projects: Mathematical Modelling in Fluid Mechanics/ Porous Media Flow	inger.j.knutson@uia.no
Teacher Education Unit This group works with research and development in the Teacher Education Unit. The department is responsible for all the teaching of mathematics within the Teacher Education Unit. Projects: TEDS-M	per.a.birkeland@uia.no

Published by Victoria Belous <victoria.belousSPAMFILTER@uia.no> 26/04/2012