Good Knowledge of Basic Mathematics - a Successful Prerequisite to Study in Riga Technical University

APLIMAT 2018: 17th Conference on Applied Mathematics: Book of Abstracts 2018
Sarmīte Čerņajeva, Inta Volodko, Marija Iltiņa, Ilmārs Iltiņš

The issue viewed in this paper, which affects a multitude of technical universities: an insufficient level of basic mathematical knowledge among students. The 2016/17 centralized State examination, as well as, basic mathematical knowledge examinations done by Riga Technical University have been analyzed. The results show that a large part of students do not have the required level of knowledge in basic mathematics to successfully study calculus. Measures that RTU is using to avert these issues are mentioned.

Keywords
higher education, attitude, mathematics, teaching approach, educational process

Čerņajeva, S., Volodko, I., Iltiņa, M., Iltiņš, I. Good Knowledge of Basic Mathematics - a Successful Prerequisite to Study in Riga Technical University. In: APLIMAT 2018: 17th Conference on Applied Mathematics: Book of Abstracts, Slovakia, Bratislava, 6-8 February, 2018. Bratislava: 2018, pp.27-27. ISBN 978-80-89597-85-7.

Publication language
English (en)