MIAMI DADE COLLEGE | Hialeah Campus |
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"Opportunity changes everything" |
"Think Mathematically" |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND |
Jaime Bestard is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics at Miami Dade College. He received his Doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the Universidad Central de Las Villas “Martha Abreu” at Santa Clara, Cuba. Dr. Bestard's professional experience started as instructor at University of Cienfuegos, Cuba in the Department of Technical Sciences( 1979-1982), Assistant and Associate Professor at Central University of Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba in the Department of Agricultural Machinery(1982-1993) and Director of the Research Center for Agriculture in the same university(1993-1995). Dr. Bestard was Instructor in mathematics for Barry University during 5 years. During his professional life he has centered in the research of agricultural byproducts processing plants and reactors for sugar cane molasses, designing equipment to improve reliability of such plants, as well as educational research. He published several papers on the results of his research and presented the results in conferences.
Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Central de Las Villas, 1994 |
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EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY |
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Dr. Bestard has wide experience advising students and the corporate sector in engineering and mathematics. He conducted the academic and scientific relationship between the Agricultural Machinery departments of the Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba and the University of Rostock in Germany for 11 years, where he lectured and performed graduate studies for master of engineering. Dr. Bestard believes that teaching in higher education is a wonderful experience that incorporates students and instructors in a mutually beneficial journey where communication and motivation make avenues to student success. That is why he teaches from practical examples to general principles that let students make a deductive reasoning process evolving to applications in his students' fields of study. |
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AMATYC Project: Learning Community- Dual enrolment-Community Service about Periodical functions and climatic changes( Global Warming) SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS in STA2023, interdisciplinary( MAC^3) MDC Learning Outcomes, mapping the discipline and assessment. |
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I enjoy to develop analytic procedures to solve technical problems, using design techniques. Automotive technology. Mechanics of materials |
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STA2023 Triola
Power point presentations Calculus Ogres Central Underwater Basket-Weaving Environments-R-Us |
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Let’s Play Chess!! RELAX! Enhance your reasoning skills! Come, Play and Join the MDC- Hialeah Chess Club!! ARRRRRRR! Registration open!!! Room 1211 MO and THURSDAY noon, GRAB your brown lunch bag and share with us, you may also clarify any math or science question, meanwhile, and to participate in the Hialeah Campus tournaments, or just learn how to play!
Register as a member of our prestigious Campus Chess Club, contact Dr. J. Bestard at room 1413-06, (305)237-8766 or jbestard@mdc.edu Math Study Skills Slide 1 |
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