Teaching and assessing Discrete Mathematics

摘要

In recent the acquisition of mathematical competencies and engineers training in mathematics is a major concern of university teachers. It is well known that mathematics is not a favorite subject of engineering students and students in general sciences. We present and analyze in this paper the specific situation that we have encountered in two different European universities: The University of Salamanca (Spain) and the Czech Technical University in Prague. As in many other universities Discrete Mathematics courses are parts of the engineering bachelor degree curriculum. We will detail both situations, compare the assessment methodology and propose new goals for the future.