Guest Editorial Special Issue on Conceptual Learning of Mathematics-Intensive Concepts in Engineering

Understanding mathematics is essential for learning many concepts in engineering. Conceptual learning of engineering requires students to successfully connect abstract and concrete concepts to achieve a cohesive understanding of the content, and doing so goes beyond memorizing facts and applying formulas. Educators can observe that conceptual learning “has happened” once a student is able to successfully explain the concept, use the concept, and create new knowledge from the learned concept
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. Moreover, a student’s ability to understand, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the mathematical equations and computations that describe various engineering processes and phenomena is necessary for the conceptual learning of many courses in engineering.