Abstract:

Several learning theories such as meaningful and experiential learning indicate that students must be completely involved during the learning process. Our experience reveals that during teaching of abstract concepts on mathematics and physics, it is very difficult to attract the student’s interest since they expect to gain knowledge that has direct applicability according to his or her own reality. Consequently, the teaching of exact sciences represents a challenge for college professors, because it is expected that future graduates are proven to have a solid background.

In this work, an educative experience developed at the Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Estado de México is presented. For the physics and calculus courses, an experimental lab with 3D impressions was developed for freshmen and sophomore students.

These 3D models have an enormous impact during the learning-teaching process because they allow the professor to illustrate complex concepts of physics and multivariate calculus, which brings new and out of the box expectations on the teaching of exact sciences. Finally, the work performed by the students is analyzed and discussed.

Keywords:

3D impressions, experiential, meaningful.