Study on the Position and Application of Mathematics in the Teaching of Economics

Abstract

The application of mathematics economics has already become an indisputable fact. However, the abuse of mathematics economics is also a controversial question. In this paper, we analyze the difference and connection between mathematics and economics, and point out that the economics research should also be based on the economic reality and economic theory. Mathematics is only a kind of tool or means which can describe the theory. And we can't use other things to substitute for it. And based on it, we discuss how to deal with the mathematics content involved different teaching contents economics teaching. In recent years the development of economics and mathematical relationship has already presented the distorted phenomenon. The economics has presented an tendency of excessive mathematization. On the one hand, more and more difficult mathematical formulas, symbols and derivations have appeared the theoretical study. On the other hand, in the economics classroom we can finish teaching a lesson only by making the blackboard be covered with figures and charts without the observation and discovery of anything happened the real world①. Therefore, if we want to jump out of this kind of vicious cycle and improve the quality and effect of economics teaching, we must clear the role and status of mathematics economics teaching. The Learning of the Disciplinary Differences between Economics and Mathematics When we think about the human behavior with economics, we tend to relay on a kind of introspective thinking process more. Starting from their inner feelings, we are based on the understanding of logical sense and speculate the object which we want to study. While according to the general definition we think that mathematics is a science which studies the space form and quantity relationship the real world. It is produced by the objective world, but it is higher than the objective world by the abstraction and reasoning. The mathematics and economics both take the study of the objective world as their own duties. Even some research ways are also similar. Then what factors construct the disciplinary boundary between them?