Reflections of Developments in Educational Techniques in the Design of a New Textbook on Descriptive Geometry
Abstract
The article discusses innovative methods in modernization of teaching descriptive geometry at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague. Our goal is to increase interest in studying classical and descriptive geometry primarily through 3D computer modelling.
I have been seeking to establish a stronger connection between descriptive geometry and its practical application and the extension of descriptive geometry with knowledge of computer graphics and computer geometry. The integration of descriptive geometry with 3D computer modelling appears to follow as a logical step.
In order to provide insight into more complex geometric problems and to increase the interest in geometry, I have integrated 3D computer modelling in my descriptive geometry lessons. I plan to use outputs from 3D computer modelling software into my new textbook on descriptive geometry for undergraduate students.