The evolution of mathematics education for engineering students: A literature review
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Over the past six decades, undergraduate mathematics education for engineering students has undergone a significant and multifaceted transformation, driven by technological advances in digital computing, evolving institutional accreditation frameworks, pedagogical reform movements, and disciplinary shifts toward data-intensive and computational methods. This literature review synthesizes influential scholarship spanning 1948 to 2025, tracing the evolution from traditional calculus-based instructional sequences to contemporary curricula that are integrated, computation-rich, and application-oriented. Five major transitions are identified: the formalization of mathematics as a service discipline (1960s–1970s), the calculus reform movement and early computational integration (1980s–1990s), accreditation-driven curricular flexibility (1990s–2000s), diversification beyond calculus toward statistics, linear algebra, and numerical methods (2000s–2010s), and the emergence of data science and AI-informed mathematics education (2020s). Despite substantial progress, significant gaps persist in longitudinal multi-institution studies, rigorous empirical outcome assessment, and systematic understanding of the barriers to implementation. This review concludes by identifying directions for future empirical research that can more comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of engineering mathematics curricula.
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INT ELECT J MATH ED, Volume 21, Issue 3, August 2026, Article No: em0891
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