Mathematics
Mathematics is a rigorous and demanding subject that both excites and stimulates the intellect. The LdM Mathematics Department aims to teach and understand this universal language within disciplines such as medicine, science and technology, and liberal arts.
The Department takes a three-pronged approach to math education: in the first, mathematics is presented as core knowledge that provides additional instruments to understand and master other subject areas; in the second, emphasis is placed on the application of math in everyday life; ultimately, the final approach is the examination of mathematics in a historical context with emphasis on the outstanding Italian mathematicians, such as Fibonacci, Cavalieri, Tartaglia, and Peano.
We have divided the mathematics curriculum between two areas of focus at two of our sites. The Florence campus courses service general education in the field of liberal arts. The Rome campus mathematics courses focus on the needs of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students, offering courses in calculus and statistics. A core requirement of the STEM study is a course examining important scientists in a historical framework, giving LdM mathematics students a complete perspective on the sciences in Italy.
Mathematics is a rigorous and demanding subject that both excites and stimulates the intellect. The LdM Mathematics Department aims to teach and understand this universal language within disciplines such as medicine, science and technology, and liberal arts.
The Department takes a three-pronged approach to math education: in the first, mathematics is presented as core knowledge that provides additional instruments to understand and master other subject areas; in the second, emphasis is placed on the application of math in everyday life; ultimately, the final approach is the examination of mathematics in a historical context with emphasis on the outstanding Italian mathematicians, such as Fibonacci, Cavalieri, Tartaglia, and Peano.
We have divided the mathematics curriculum between two areas of focus at two of our sites. The Florence campus courses service general education in the field of liberal arts. The Rome campus mathematics courses focus on the needs of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students, offering courses in calculus and statistics. A core requirement of the STEM study is a course examining important scientists in a historical framework, giving LdM mathematics students a complete perspective on the sciences in Italy.