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Motivating Examples, Meaning and Context in Teaching Linear Algebra

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In this chapter I examine how we as authors and instructors can move beyond the what and how of the ideas that we teach and more effectively address the why. l discuss the need for-and give several instances of-relevant and thought-provoking examples that can better motivate the various concepts of linear algebra and simultaneously pique the interest of our students in those concepts.

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  1. Pepperdine University, 24255 PCH, Malibu, CA, 90263, USA

    David Strong

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA

    Sepideh Stewart

  2. College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

    Christine Andrews-Larson

  3. Department of Mathematics, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Avi Berman

  4. Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona, USA

    Michelle Zandieh

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Strong, D. (2018). Motivating Examples, Meaning and Context in Teaching Linear Algebra. In: Stewart, S., Andrews-Larson, C., Berman, A., Zandieh, M. (eds) Challenges and Strategies in Teaching Linear Algebra. ICME-13 Monographs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66811-6_16

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