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Teaching maths and science will
never be the same again.
A hands-on programme that makes
maths and science relevant and interesting has reached Ireland, the
first country outside the US to introduce the scheme.
The Infinity Project makes it
impossible for a maths student to say, "why do I need to learn
this", according to Michael Tully of the Dublin Institute of
Technology.
The nine-module
course describes the maths and science connected to everyday
devices. Learning about sound waves produced by a favourite song
allows an introduction to the trigonometry that describes sine
waves. Use of an MP3 player is connected to the data compression
techniques that enable thousands of songs to fit on a device little
bigger than a credit card.
Professor Brian Norton
presents Darragh Stewart
with an Infinity Project certificate
The Infinity Project was launched officially in Ireland on November
14th in Oatlands College, Stillorgan Co Dublin.
DIT President, Professor Brian
Norton officiated.
Oatlands
College is the first school outside the US to adopt the Project
which they began teaching to transition year students last April.
At present five
schools are implementing the Project .They are:
Oatlands
College, Stillorgan
Castlecomer Community School, Kilkenny
Loreto Abbey, Dalkey Co Dublin
Clonkeen College, Blackrock Co Dublin
Colaiste Raithin, Bray Co Wicklow
The launch was
attended by Minister Tom Kitt TD, Liz O Donnell TD, DIT
representatives, school principals, teachers and supporters of the
Project from industry.
Over seventy
schools have expressed a strong interest in the Project and more
than eighty teacher have attended training in the School of
Electronic and Communications Engineering, DIT. The teachers
attended DIT in their own time and at their at their own expense. A
true testimony to the dedication of the teachers and the strength of
the Project.
The Infinity Project
launch in Oatlands College
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