IX REUNIÓN DE DECANOS Y DIRECTORES DE MATEMÁTICASIX REUNIÓN DE DECANOS Y DIRECTORES DE MATEMÁTICAS

Maths+something

in an international framework

at Nice Sophia-Antipolis University

Three examplesThree examples

Licence MassLicence BIMMaster IMAMIS (m2im)

Licence MASSLicence MASS

http://math.unice.fr/Dept/2004/L-MASS.html

file:///D:/TRavailM/MesDocus/Tuning/Logroño/L-MASS.html

Some French SpecificitiesSome French Specificities

A Baccalauréat suffices to enter UniversityA Bac S or ES suffices to take a Math majorSelective HE institutions exist outside UniProbably not more then 25% get a Bachelor in 3 yMany students want to take a Math majorNot many teachers accept to adapt their

teaching to the knowledge and interests of students

The Licence (=Bachelor) MASSThe Licence (=Bachelor) MASS

MASS= Mathématiques Appliquées aux Sciences Sociales

Actually, often and in Nice, SS means Economics

MASS in Nice was created in 1992 as a demand of economists

MartyrologyEconomy: lab= CEMaFI

Claude Berthomieux, Jean-Paul Guichard,…

Maths: lab= Labo Dieudonné[Georges Haddad], Francine Diener, Daniela Zône-Soubiran,

Marc D., Jean-François Burnol…

Sciences Dean: Michel Rouillard

19921992

Let’s have a glance on the Let’s have a glance on the synopsissynopsis

(Swich to Logroño.xls-Lmass)

Remark on 72/1805/180 for internship (on the job training)

and impact on the returning students

Important features for the Important features for the successsuccess

Economists interested in Math (joint seminars)

Mathematicians interested in EconomyCommon enthusiasm to create something

new accessible to open-minded studentsWeekly seminar when somebody wanted to

experiment an innovative courseAt least one person (FD) had a complete

scientific view off all years and all matter

Mottos for the Math teachingMottos for the Math teaching

Students not allowed to be shy about mathematical subjects

Teachers not allowed to assume that the content is important just because it is in the programme…

… or interesting just because it is mathematically correct.

Rigor is a tool, not a purpose (or a Grail)

Some pleasant innovationsSome pleasant innovations

Calculus taught with infinitesimalsProbability taught by non-probabilists (no

probabilists were/are available in Nice)

Finance with discrete models (with infinitesimals in mind: van den Berg created the teaching and published later a book )

All this contributed to have enthusiastic teachers

A convincing rumor among A convincing rumor among studentsstudents

« If you take MASS (and not Math) you’ll get 1 point more (on 20) »

OutputOutput

25% prefer to get immediately a job (banks, insurance, trade, …)

50% enter in a fourth year in Nice (possibly leaving later for some selective HE school, such as ENSAE, Dauphine,…)

25% leave immediately Nice to enter a Master programme elsewhere

Last 50-25 tend to become 25-50

A new adventureA new adventure

BIMBiology,Computer Science, Math

Swich to logroño.xls-BIM for a synopsis

BIM: Main featuresBIM: Main features Three tracks in the three Bachelor programmes: Biology (with Math and CS) Computer Science (with Math and Biology) Maths (with Biology and CS)

A clearly identified group of students in different Bachelor tracks, sharing common lectures and student-projects

Again, the demand did not come from the mathematicians, but here from biologists (and CS support)

Mottos for BIM teachingMottos for BIM teaching

Each student will become a true Bachelor in Biology, or in Math, or in Computer Science, according to the chosen major.

Thanks to the « projects » he will learn to speak with mates of the two other domains and understand and possibly share their centre of interests.

IMAMISIMAMIS

An Asia Link supported teacher-training programme in the Philippines

(and Vietnam)Swich to Imamis\IMAMIS.htm

International Master in Applied Maths and Information Sciences

https://www.math.upd.edu.ph/imamis/

Master M2IMMaster M2IM(IMAMIS in Nice)(IMAMIS in Nice)

Switch to Logroño.xls-IMAMIS(M2IM)Master International en Informatique et

Mathématiques

Master M2IM (IMAMIS)Master M2IM (IMAMIS)Main featuresMain features

Math and CS, with one majorStudent’s professional project orientedChoice of modules among most Math and

CS teaching offer of NiceOne semester (2nd or 3ed) outside France,

in a IMAMIS partner universityLast semester: internship in one partner

company or laboratory

The IMAMIS NetwokThe IMAMIS Netwok

Open to new partnershipsSetup of an IMAMIS networkPresent in Manila (U. of Philippines)

This will attract students who wish to have an organized international experience

Please contact me for more Please contact me for more details and/or partnershipdetails and/or partnership

on IMAMIS/M2IMon IMAMIS/M2IM

right nowor this evening, at the Bodegaor at diener@unice.fr

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!