Mathematics and applied mathematics have a long history. Since ancient times, the measurement of land and the distribution of property have led to the emergence of arithmetic, algebra and geometry, and the collection of 246 practical application problems in China's most famous mathematical classic "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"; Through the infiltration of modern mathematical concepts and language in daily life, some mathematical principles have become necessary knowledge for people, such as symmetry, percentage, average, proportion, etc., and have become common nouns in social life; Such as population growth rate, production statistics chart, inventory trend chart, etc. Continue to appear in newspapers, television and other mass information media; And savings, bonds, insurance, area, volume calculation (estimation), shopping decision-making and so on have become unavoidable practical problems. It can be seen that mathematics is not only a tool to solve problems, but also an important part of the culture of the times.
Mankind is entering the information society era, facing many developments and countermeasures. At the same time, applied mathematics has entered a new development period. He has held many international academic conferences on mathematical physics, cybernetics, operational research, computational mathematics, fuzzy mathematics, finite element method, boundary element method and biological mathematics. The first international conference on industrial and applied mathematics was held in June, 1987 in Paris, France. About 2000 people attended the meeting, which is unprecedented in the field of applied mathematics. In developed countries, applied mathematics has received great attention and has broad development prospects.
Second, professional research methods.
In my opinion, the most important thing for mathematics and applied mathematics majors is to think independently, learn to study and analyze, master theoretical knowledge and apply it flexibly to practical problems. However, the spirit of cooperation in learning is also essential, for example, in the mathematical model competition, the strength of the team is particularly important.
Third, the struggle of universities.
The goal of mathematics and applied mathematics specialty is to train students to master the basic theories, knowledge and methods of mathematical science, use mathematical knowledge and solve some practical mathematical problems with computers, and have teachers, teaching researchers and other educators who teach mathematics in universities and middle schools.
Therefore, there are professional core courses such as mathematical analysis, advanced algebra, analytic geometry, ordinary differential equations, probability theory, real variable function, differential geometry, mathematical statistics, abstract algebra, improved practical education courses such as mathematical modeling, Matlab software and application, SAS statistical software and application, graduation thesis, and innovative practical teaching courses such as scientific research training projects, innovation and entrepreneurship education, and community activities. In addition, according to the requirements of teachers' major, teachers' education courses must be selected, including class management, pedagogy, teachers' language skills, three-character classics and so on.
Fourth, the future direction.
After graduating for four years, I hope to teach in Guizhou for one year, and then return to Ningbo to become an ordinary but glorious high school teacher. In junior high school, my math teacher went to a small mountain village to teach. From then on, I thought, if there is an opportunity, I will care about them in this way and come to college. I also heard the teaching experience of one of the seniors at the top ten students' report meeting, which made my heart surge for a long time. So after graduation, I hope to hone myself better and become better.