Presentations made at the
2018 San Diego Joint Meetings of the AMS and MAA
from the contributed papers sessions on
Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra

Talks from previous Joint Meetings

Thursday morning, January 11, 2018

Meaning and context in teaching linear algebra
    David Strong, Pepperdine University

Investigating drawing as a cognitive strategy in undergraduate linear algebra course
    Mile Krajcevski, University of South Florida

Moving between the Three Worlds of Mathematical Thinking in Linear Algebra
    Sepideh Stewart, University of Oklahoma

Development and Validation of an Assessment for Introductory Linear Algebra Courses
    Muhammad Qadeer Haider, Florida State University

Teaching Matrix Algebra Using Technology -- Do the Students' Attitudes Change with Time?
    Karsten Schmidt, Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Teaching introductory linear algebra with open software and textbooks
    Robert A Beezer, University of Puget Sound

Linear Algebra using Curated Courses Open Educational Resources
    Sarah E. Eichhorn, University of Texas at Austin

Visualization of each Step and the Solution of Gauss-Jordan Elimination using GeoGebra
    James D. Factor, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI

Exploring Linear Algebra through SageMath Labs
    William Jamieson, Southern New Hampshire University

Determining the Determinant: learning in the footsteps of Cramer and Cauchy
    Daniel E. Otero, Xavier Univeristy (Ohio)

Linear Algebra in Digital World
    Naima Naheed, Benedict College, Columbia, SC

Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2018

Powers of Matrices and Exponential Matrices
    Jeffrey Yeh, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Exploring Subspaces and Bases through Magic Squares
    Michelle L Ghrist, Gonzaga University

Solving a system of linear equations using ancient Chinese methods
    Mary Flagg, University of St. Thomas

From Linear Algebra to Cech Cohomology in one Undergraduate Semester
    Cheyne J Miller, St. Joseph's College New York

A thematic linear algebra course focused on four problems of the form T(x)=b
    David M. McClendon, Ferris State University

Di-Eigenals
    Jennifer R. Galovich, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University