期刊名称：Alexandria: Revista de Educação em Ciência e Tecnologia
印刷版ISSN：1982-5153
出版年度：2008
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：77-90
语种：English
出版社：UFSC
摘要：In this article we try to analyse the conditions for describing the world mathematically. We consider the role played by mathematics in discussing and analysing „the state of the world‟. We use this discussion to clarify what it means to use a mathematical description. We illustrate why the concepts of „mathematical description‟ and „mathematical model‟ are inadequate to evaluate the use of mathematics in decision-making processes. As a result we develop a conceptual framework that is complex enough to match what goes on in scenarios involving applications of mathematics.
关键词：Mathematics;Application of mathematics;Mathematical modelling;Decision making
