On the teaching of linear algebra

Author(s)

    • Dorier, Jean-Luc

Bibliographic Information

On the teaching of linear algebra

edited by Jean-Luc Dorier

(Mathematics education library, v. 23)

Kluwer Academic, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book presents the state-of-the-art research on the teaching and learning of linear algebra in the first year of university, in an international perspective. It provides university teachers in charge of linear algebra courses with a wide range of information from works including theoretical and experimental issues.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the English Edition. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Epistemological Analysis of the Genesis of the Theory of Vector Spaces. 1. Introduction. 2. Analytical and Geometrical Origins. 3. Towards a Formal Axiomatic Theory. 4. Conclusion. 5. Notes. Part II: Teaching and Learning Issues. 1. The Obstacle of Formalism in Linear Algebra. 2. Level of Conceptualization and Secondary School Math Education. 3. The Teaching Experimented in Lille. 4. The Meta Lever. 5. Three Principles of Learning and Teaching Mathematics. 6. Modes of Description and the Problem of Representation in Linear Algebra. 7. On Some Aspects of Students' Thinking in Linear Algebra. 8. Presentation of Other Research Works. Conclusion. Notes on Contributors. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA48659386
  • ISBN
    • 0792365399
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Dordrecht
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 288 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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