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Debnath, L. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2014
This paper deals with the modern development of matrices, linear transformations, quadratic forms and their applications to geometry and mechanics, eigenvalues, eigenvectors and characteristic equations with applications. Included are the representations of real and complex numbers, and quaternions by matrices, and isomorphism in order to show…
Descriptors: Matrices, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Geometry
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Sokolowski, Andrzej; Yalvac, Bugrahan; Loving, Cathleen – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2011
"Use of mathematical representations to model and interpret physical phenomena and solve problems is one of the major teaching objectives in high school math curriculum" [National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics", NCTM, Reston, VA, 2000]. Commonly used pre-calculus textbooks provide a…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Mathematical Models, Physics, Problem Solving