This is an introductory course in English for maths.
Please visit http://www.dima.unige.it/didattica/matematica/dochtml/Inglese.html for details.
This course aims to develop students’ ability to read maths texts in English and improve students’ English communicative skills in the field of maths.
This course introduces students to basic English phraseology, syntax and style needed for a variety of maths topics so as to develop students’ written and spoken comprehension.
Twelve weekly two-hour classes in the first semester.
The course will be dealing, from a linguistic point of view, with the following topics:
alphabets and English varieties, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, linear algebra, mathematical arguments, functions, sequences and series, prime numbers, probability and statistics.
The necessary material will be made available for download through Aulaweb.
Ricevimento: At the end of each class and during the instructor’s office hours at the Dept. of Modern Languages (http://www.lingue.unige.it/?post_type=dipendente&p=2089).
SANDRO BETTIN (President)
CRISTIANO BROCCIAS (President)
ANNA ONETO (President)
FABIO DI BENEDETTO
Classes will start according to the academic calendar.
Written exam.
The exam will consist of exercises similar to those done in class on the topics listed in Syllabus/Content.
Attendance is strongly recommended.
