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 * Title/Name:** Solving Linear Systems


 * Course & Topic:** Mathematics for the Technologies II: Linear Systems


 * What does your topic mean? My topic means: A linear system is a mathematical model of a system based on the use of a linear operator. Linear systems typically exhibit features and properties that are much simpler than the general, nonlinear case. As a mathematical abstraction or idealization, linear systems find important applications in automatic control theory, signal processing, and telecommunications. For example, the propagation medium for wireless communication systems can often be modeled by linear systems.

What kinds of problems will your students solve? They will solve the systems of linear equations through the use of graphing, substitution, elimination, and matrix methods to better understand where the intersection of the lines occur.

What's the relevance of this kind of math problem? It allows the students to further work with graphs and lines while enriching their conceptual understanding of algebra in many different aspects.

What are your current thoughts regarding the use of technology to help teach this topic?** I actually feel like there are a lot of technological thoughts that can be used in concordance with this topic. For example, one could use geometer's sketchpad to further the thought of linear programming, graph methods, and linear programming to further enrich the thought of each subtopic. Another bit of technology that can be used would be the use of graphing calculators where the students could view the graphs that they are actually solving.




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