LABORATORIES FOR TEACHING OF MATHEMATICAL SUBJECTS - Hardware and software structure

Oct 15, 2026

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Teaching laboratories for mathematical subjects are adapted using departmental research results, originally presented at CADGME 2014 and later published. The article details the hardware and software design of two labs: LabIT4KT-1 for computer modelling and LabIT4KT-2 for numerical mathematics. It explains how these laboratories support mathematics instruction using predominantly freely available software, outlining improvements made and their operational benefits across a range of core topics.

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Introduction

Software Used in Mathematical Subjects at Technical University

Installed Software

Mathematical Subjects which Use Mathematical Software

LABORATORIES FOR TEACHING OF MATHEMATICAL SUBJECTS Štefan Berežný Abstract: We have adapted our two laboratories at our department based on our research results, which were presented at the conference CADGME 2014 in Halle and published in the journal [1] . In this article we describe the hardware and software structure of the Laboratory 1: LabIT4KT-1--Laboratory of Computer Modelling and the Laboratory 2: LabIT4KT-2--Laboratory of Numerical Mathematics. We explain the functionality of these laboratories in teaching mathematics courses at our faculty with priority given to usage of freely available software. We describe why we have made some changes in the laboratories and how these changes assist in their operation. We focus mainly to teach the following mathematical subjects at these laboratories: Operational Analysis, Linear and Quadratic Programming, Numerical Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Queuing Theory, Software Computing Resources, Software tools for modeling processes, Applications of Differential Equations, Optimization Methods, and Fundamentals ofthe TeX,(LaTeX) . Key words: Teaching, Mathematical Software, Mathematical Subjects, Laboratories 1. Introduction In article [1] I have explained how to use software for teaching mathematical subjects at Department of Mathematics and Informatics of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics and also Department of Aerodynamics and Simulations, Faculty of Aeronautics, Technical University in Košice. Usage of some applications in various subjects and using easily accessible software we can see in [11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18] . In this article I will not describe how to use this software to teach math subjects, but I will describe how we've improved laboratories with mathematical software after experience in teaching mathematical subject in earlier periods. I will describe how we transformed our laboratories so they can be easily installed, used, and modified. The base of this rebuild was scheme of the laboratories that was created under the project IT4KT1. During and after remodeling were all functionality for project IT4KT maintained. Also, we use the laboratories for the research project VEGA2. In this article I will make you familiar with our laboratories: Laboratory 1: Laboratory of Computer Modelling (LabIT4KT-1) and Laboratory 2: Laboratory of Numerical Mathematics (LabIT4KT-2) . I will describe the hardware and software structure of these laboratories and the functionality of these laboratories and their maintenance. 1 IT4KT --Information technology for knowledge transfer (ITMS project code: 26220220123) . Development Operational Program funded by the ERDF} . 2 The Slovak VEGA grant No. 1/0389/15 2. Software Used in Mathematical Subjects at Technical University I present software that we used and still are using for teaching mathematical subjects at our faculty, and Faculty of Aeronautics, respectively. I will give the list of subjects in which the software is used. 2.1 Installed Software We established new PC laboratory with limited possibilities at our department in 2006. With the help of several projects, new laboratories were gradually formed with hardware which enables us to use variety of software. Nowadays, four laboratories at DMTI3 and DAaS4 are active with relatively modern computers with high speed graphic cards, processors and reasonable amount of memory (RAM) . The software installed on computers (as of 2015, revised in 2017): (a) Operating system – CentOS 7, (b) LibreOffice (LO Calc), (c) WPS Office, (d) MATLAB 2016b + toolboxes, (e) GNU Octave, (f) Maxima (wxMaxima), (g) GeoGebra, (h) JabRef, (i) TeXStudio, (j) LaTeX--TeX Live. In two laboratories we are updating the infrastructure of computers for parallel computations (Parallel Computing Toolbox for MATLAB--server MDCS) and also usage of graphic cards for mathematical computations and simulations. In the beginning we had to decide, whethe

FAQs

What are the two laboratories described in the article?

Laboratory 1 is LabIT4KT-1 for computer modelling, and Laboratory 2 is LabIT4KT-2 for numerical mathematics.

Which types of software are installed for teaching?

The article lists freely available and commercial tools, including LibreOffice, WPS Office, MATLAB with toolboxes, GNU Octave, Maxima, GeoGebra, JabRef, and TeX/LaTeX toolchains.

How do the laboratories support instruction of mathematical subjects?

They provide teaching-focused functionality through a hardware/software setup designed for modelling, numerical computations, and use of software in courses, with priority given to freely available tools.

Oct 15, 2026

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