Rafael Pantoja Rangel

La modelación matemática en situaciones cotidianas con los software Avimeca y Mathcad

Modeling processes through the approach of functional relationships are considered by both, students and teachers, as a difficult task since the activities require efficient and creative skills to connect and manage different representations of daily life situations, and relate with mathematical modeling. Additionally to the background of mathematical knowledge that students require when establishing a solution plan, problem-solving and collaborative work are essentials to promote learning. This report presents everyday life situations activities relating to filling containers, athletics, and cycling. The goal is that students identify relationships between variables involved in the phenomenon and calculate the function that models its behavior. The development of the activity has four stages: 1) the activity was videotaped, 2) the software AVIMECA was used to get data variables in real time, 3) data graphical representation is carried out with Microsoft Excel, and finally, 4) the software Mathcad was used to calculate mathematical expression that models phenomena.