A practice report on mathematical modelling education for humanities and social sciences students

Abstract

This is a practice report on our teaching practices of mathematical modelling education for humanities and social sciences students at a Japanese university. Our practices were initiated in order to respond to a request from social sciences and psychology departments, and to the growing social demand for such education in Japan. It has been a challenging task because many of these students are not good at mathematics, and some have math anxiety. In this report, we will reflect on our teaching practices over a nine-year period, including the preparation phase, and report our findings.