[Assam] Math First: Harvard & UVa study on college science success

[Dilip/Dil Deka]

I guess you have not met too many of the graduate engineers from India recently. Many of them ( not too many)  are very capable of solving engineering problems using the modern tools that are available these days. it is especially true in chemical engineering and control systems engineering where it requires math skills as well as a good understanding of the basic physical problem.
   
  However when it comes to the 30,000 ft level, to solve India's flood and drought problem and India's food storage and distribution problem etc. - I don't think the engineers in India are being creative enough to tackle the problem at the roots.
   
  Back to your email - no undergraduate engineering school (not even in USA) prepares a student to be truly creative. A few more years in grad school does.
   
  I was surprised to see that you are talking about  "something Indian engineering schools rarely help develop" which goes to show that you are still thinking Indian for Assam in your unguarded moments. :-)
  Dilip
  

Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
        At 1:33 PM -0700 7/27/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
  Netters with interest in science will find this article interesting. Math is used in all sciences, so obviously good fundamental knowledge in math helps students in all branches of science. A good grasp of math in high school helps engineering students as well, across the board.  


  *** And that is exactly why it is so essential to have a sound primary education where math fundamentals  take root or die. If you look at the percentage of students in Assam who have a decent knowledge of math fundamentals, you will know why so few excel in science, technology etc.
  

  But there is more to it: Ability to do good math, by and of itself, does not guarantee success as an engineer or scientist. One can do well in the academic exams, can even get good jobs, not just as engineers, but in a lot of other fields, but real engineering also requires creativity -- something Indian engineering schools rarely help develop, while not everyone is endowed with an ability or have the aptitude to develop it .
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  


  Dilip  ==================================================================

umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote:
  http://www.fas.harvard.edu/home/news_and_events/releases/science_07262007.html

Umesh Sharma

Washington D.C.

1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)




www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )




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