An introduction to linear algebra: A curricular unit for pre-calculus students

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dc.contributor.advisorTapia, Richard A.
dc.creatorAnthony, Tamara Lynn
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:30:48Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:30:48Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractMatrices are important mathematical tools that facilitate the process of organizing and manipulating data. In this work, the matrix operations of addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, and matrix multiplication are built logically from the intuition of the students and their knowledge of real numbers. From this knowledge, the concepts of inverses, determinants, and consistency and inconsistency of linear systems of equations are formed. Interesting applications of matrices in the areas of Markov chains, curve fitting, and eigenpairs are included and are not beyond the comprehension of pre-calculus students when they are presented carefully. Pre-calculus students can also appreciate many of the numerical challenges that can be encountered when real-world problems are solved; therefore, we include a discussion of some of these topics.
dc.format.extent166 p.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS MATH.SCI. 1995 ANTHONY
dc.identifier.citationAnthony, Tamara Lynn. "An introduction to linear algebra: A curricular unit for pre-calculus students." (1995) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13922">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13922</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13922
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectMathematics education
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectCurriculum development
dc.subjectInstructional design
dc.titleAn introduction to linear algebra: A curricular unit for pre-calculus students
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMathematical Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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