Maratona de cálculo: um projeto de incentivo à aprendizagem do cálculo no Curso de Engenharia

Abstract

This article presents a motivating activity applied on the Center of Technological Sciences of the University of Fortaleza, in order to desenvolve more efficiently the relation between teaching and learning in the disciplines of Differential and Integral Calculus for students of Engineering courses. This activity, which was planned by the professor of calculus of the University of Fortaleza - UNIFOR, with the partnership of the Pedagogical Advisory Service of the CCT, is called a "Marathon of Calculation" and is in the form of an annual competition, where students in teams are invited to desenvolve creative, collaborative and effective activities, with focus on differential and integral calculus applied to engineering. The main objective is to motivate the engineering students, especially the students, to study the differential and integral calculus as a tool for training professionals of excellence and prepared for the complex challenges of the next millennium. The Calculation Marathon was divided into 3 stages, the first the start, then the half marathon and finally the final Sprint. In each phase, collaborative actions (teamwork), interpretation of problems of real situations, creativity and concentration are explored to solve problems that require the knowledge of differential and integral calculus. The project has been successful since it is already in its third year of competition, showing a strong commitment from students of the various engineering courses offered by UNIFOR. This article will specifically discuss the results of the first calculation marathon, held in the first half of 2017.