Projects
Mathematical reasoning by undergraduate mathematics students KU Leuven
This doctoral research project aims to gain insight in the level and characteristics of mathematical reasoning by undergraduate mathematics students and to find ways to improve their mathematical reasoning.
The following questions will be investigated:
· Which mathematical reasoning abilities can be identified?· What mathematical reasoning skills are eligible for inclusion in undergraduate (bachelor) ...
The Beautiful Impact of Mathematics in Society Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Combining mathematics and physics beyond the introductory level: the case of partial differential equations KU Leuven
Using mathematics in physics requires more than straightforward application of mathematical procedures. But how do students give physical meaning to a mathematical structure? How do they associate mathematical understanding to a physical phenomenon especially at the advanced undergraduate level? It has been proven this is a challenge for learners at all levels of education. In this project we bring together expertise from physics and ...
What picture books do Flemish preschool teachers use in shaping mathematics instruction for what purpose and in what ways? HOGENT
Oscillating processes with applications in queuing theory. Applications of Lévy processes in financial mathematics and modeling of credit risks. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Philosophical Frontiers in Reverse Mathematics. Ghent University
The aim of this project is to connect infinitesimals (infinitely small quantities historically used in mathematics and physics) and computability, via results in Nonstandard Analysis and Reverse Mathematics. The focus of our project is on foundational results.
An epistemological study of material models from practical mathematics in early modern natural philosophical debates Ghent University
We investigate how objects known from practical mathematics where appropriated by natural philosophers as models for natural inquiry. Relevant aspects of the objects’ behavior were isolated for an understanding of natural phenomena (in optics, mechanics or meteorology). Direct manipulations of the objects often played an important role to achieve this. We will also engage in the reconstruction of some experiments
On the Crossroads of Catholicism, Mathematics and Economics: The Life and Work of the French Jesuit Maurice Potron (1872-1942). University of Antwerp
Applied Algebraic Geometry Ghent University
Algebraic Geometry is a branch of pure mathematics that deals with systems of polynomial equations and their solutions, which are called varieties. It has been extensively developed in the mathematical community, especially since the 20th century, e.g. by works of Grothendieck and Hilbert. What makes Algebraic Geometry special is that it connects many fields of mathematics, given that polynomials occur in many problems in various domains. ...