From Mathematical Modelling to Mathematical Experiments

A new course based on mathematical modelling, Mathematical Experiments, attracts much attention from some universities in China. There are no abstruse theory and tedious computation in the course, and there is no homework by pen for students. After learning the elementary mathematical methods and software like MATLAB the students solve simplified real problems on computers by themselves, from modelling to giving the answer. In this paper the aims and contents of the course, teaching methods, student's responses, etc. will be presented.