• Title of article

    Should we teach linear algebra through geometry?

  • Author/Authors

    Ghislaine Gueudet-Chartier، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    11
  • From page
    491
  • To page
    501
  • Abstract
    Can geometry help students learn linear algebra? I study this question and demonstrate that there is no obvious clear answer: geometry can be an obstacle to learning linear algebra; or it can be helpful. Geometry is helpful only under certain conditions and with a specific use of drawings. These special requirements for using geometry are apparently not much recognized in our teaching of linear algebra courses, at least in France, where my educational studies have taken place.
  • Keywords
    mathematics education , Didactics , Geometry , Intuition , Linear algebra
  • Journal title
    Linear Algebra and its Applications
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    Linear Algebra and its Applications
  • Record number

    824217