Modeling Complex Problems in the Teaching of Mathematics The purpose of this article is to show the importance of rethinking the teaching of mathematics in the current educational system, with the intention of putting on the table the need to expand the types of educational problems and their potential solutions that are usually presented in academic discussions. Particularly, in this work, we focused on the need to model complex problems; we performed the research investigation in a private institution in northeastern Mexico. In a class of Differential Equations for future engineers, we expanded the types of problems that must be presented in class, using effective technology (VENSIM) and a modeling approach.

ProblemBased Learning with ICT Support: An experience in teachinglearning the concept of derivative The experience described is developed in the subject xe2x80x9cCalculation in One Variablexe2x80x9d at the Professional School of Systems Engineering. It integrates Problem Based Learning (PBL) with cooperative learning techniques and the use of ICT into a didactic proposal for teachinglearning the concept of a function derivative. For this, a problem was raised, close to the studentsu0027 experiences, problem that contributes to the construction of the concept of derivative as a reason for change. Unlike the traditional way of teaching the derivative, the experience is based on the analysis of the ratio of change to introduce the notion of derivative. There were 57 students enrolled, of whom 42 completed the PBL activity. The results show that in addition to achieving the educational objectives posed, 70% of students are satisfied with the proposed methodology; they declare that it is quite or very satisfactory and more than 90% declare that the motivation increased.