Incorporating mathematics in teaching and learning of image processing

In recent years, students' performance in image processing involving the use of mathematics is deteriorated. Their inability to realize the importance of mathematics and its applications in technical subjects are some of the reasons for their poor performance. The conventional teaching approach usually separates the teaching of mathematics from technical subject. This approach does not promote students' awareness in both subjects. Hence, it contributes to their poor understanding in these subjects. This paper discusses a reform in the teaching approach of image processing from conventional to a newly teaching method which involved an integration of mathematics and image processing contents. The mathematics topics which are relevant to image processing applications were proposed to be taught simultaneously. In this sense, mathematics and image processing lecturers will be collaborating in teaching the application of matrices and matrix transformation in image processing subject. This could lead to a new teaching approach which is more stimulating and interesting learning environment for the students and more productive and dynamic for lecturers.