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Internationalizing the University Mathematics Curriculum
Peter Appelbaum,
Louis M. Friedler*,
Carlos E. Ortiz,
and
Edward F. Wolff
Arcadia University
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: friedler{at}arcadia.edu.
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This article offers suggestions for achieving the internationalization of university mathematics-related curricular offerings. It presents learning objectives and related student outcomes, raises general issues related to internationalization, and then discusses how to incorporate the objectives and address these issues within the university mathematics curriculum. Specific recommendations include developing a new course, Cultural Aspects of Mathematics, to be team taught by the Departments of Mathematics and Sociology/Anthropology; creating a new Mathematical Modeling course within the mathematics major that includes solving problems from an international perspective; revising the existing Math History course to include more non-Western content; devoting approximately one quarter of the Mathematics Capstone Course to an examination of international and cultural issues; and working to increase the number of mathematics majors who take advantage of study abroad opportunities.
First published on June 23, 2008, doi:10.1177/1028315308319632
Journal of Studies in International Education 2009;13:365.
A more recent version of this article appeared on September 1, 2009

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