Applets

Title Description
Examples of Linear Transformations An applet that allows users to select linear transformations, view the image of a region of the coordinate plane under their composition, and challenges users to find transformations that map a region exactly to itself.
Eigenvectors An applet the shows the effect of applying a linear transformation, input by the user, to a chosen number of unit vectors. Eigenvectors are also shown to illustrates how they are unchanged by the linear transformation.
Transformer3D An applet that allows users to see a visual representation of the effect of a linear trasnformation on a region in a 3-dimensional coordinate space.
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors An applet that allows users to view the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a given linear transformation, as well as visualize eigenspaces.
The Transformation Matrix and its Determinant An applet that allows users to drag an image, distorting it and providing a matrix that transformations the image to the state created by the user.

Applet Collections

Title Description
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - Mathematics Resource Center A collection of applets for use in a linear algebra classroom. Concepts are situated in a geometric context, potentially augmenting students' capacity for visualization.
Mercyhurst University - Applets by Dr. Lauren Williams A collection of applets for a wide variety of mathematical disciplines. These use Javascript and HTML and function on new browsers.
Conceptual Online Linear Algebra A collection of applets (and other resources) focused entirely on helping students gain a conceptual understanding of linear algebra topics.
Terence Tao Java Applets A collection of applets that cover a broad range of topics. Also included is a number of applets specfically related to linear algebra topics that were created by Kim Chi Tran.
Digital Mathematics A collection of applets for exploring geometry, trigonometry, calculus, statistics, and, most importantly for the purposes of this site, linear algebra.

References

Source Title Citation
Book Linear Algebra Done Right Axler, S. (2017). Linear Algebra Done Right. Place of publication not identified: Springer.
Book The Theory of Linear Algebra Beasley, L. B. (2011). The Theory of Linear Algebra. Logan, UT: Utah State University.
Book Matrices and Linear Transformations Cullen, C. G. (1990). Matrices and Linear Transformations. New York: Dover.
Book Linear Algebra Friedberg, S. H., Insel, A. J., & Spence, L. E. (2003). Linear algebra (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education.
Book The Linear Algebra a Beginning Graduate Student Ought To Know Golan, J. S. (2012). The Linear Algebra a Beginning Graduate Student Ought to Know. Dordrecht: Springer.
Journal Article Transformations of Interval Linear Systems of Equations and Inequalities Hladík, M. (2016). Transformations of interval linear systems of equations and inequalities. Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 65(2), 211-223. doi:10.1080/03081087.2016.1180339
Book Algebra Hungerford, T. W. (1974). Algebra. New York: Rinehart and Winston.
Journal Article Trace Preserving Linear Transformtions on Matrix Algebras Kovascs, A. (1977). Trace preserving linear transformations on matrix algebras. Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 4(4), 243-250. doi:10.1080/03081087708817158
Book Linear Algebra Lang, S. (2000). Linear Algebra. New York: Springer.
Book Linear Algebra With Applications Leon, S. J. (2010). Linear Algebra With Applications. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education International.
Journal Article Linear Transformations Linear Transformations. (2016). Exercises in Linear Algebra, 111-140. doi:10.1142/9789813143050_0004
Book An Introduction to Linear Transformations in Hilbert Space Murray, F. (1941). An Introduction to Linear Transformations in Hilbert Space. (AM-4). Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1bc547d
Book Introduction to Linear Algebra Strang, G. (2016). Introduction to Linear Algebra. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley - Cambridge Press.
Book Linear Algebra and Its Applications Strang, G. (2006). Linear Algebra and Its Applications. Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
Book Matrix Groups for Undergraduates Tapp, K. (2005). Matrix Groups for Undergraduates. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society.

Resources

Resource Title Address
Website Matrix Transformations https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra/matrix-transformations
Website MITOpenCourseWare - Linear Algebra https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra-spring-2010/
Website Let's Build a 3D Graphics Engine: Linear Transformations https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lets-build-a-3d-graphics-engine-linear-transformations--gamedev-7716
Video Linear Transformations and Matrices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYB8IZa5AuE
Video Applications of 3x3 Matrices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw91btJP6XI
Video Linear Transformations on R^2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQi9onyvlEo&index=19&list=PL774A268635BA8AAD
Video Cross Products in the Light of Linear Transformations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaM7OCEm3G0
Blog Teaching Linear Transformations http://blog.mathteachersresource.com/?tag=teaching-linear-transformations
Blog Eigennightmares, Dancing Stick Figures, and the Advantages of a Spiral Approach to Pedagogy https://blogs.ams.org/mathgradblog/2016/04/06/eigenightmares-dancing-stick-figures-advantages-spiral-approach-pedagogy/
Podcast Steven Strogatz on Teaching Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues https://soundcloud.com/edwardoneill/steven-strogatz-on-teaching-eigenvectors-and-eigenvalues

My GeoGebra Applets

Title Description
Sine Waves An applet that allows users to view how view and modify sine waves, modifying both amplitudes and periods.
Conic Sections An applet that allows users to view how each of the conic sections appears as the intersection between a plane and an infinite cone in R^3.
Polar Coordinates An applet that shows users the relationship between rectangular and polar coordinates.
Cones and Spheres - Volume A series of applets that guide users in the derivation of the volume of a cone and sphere in relation to the volume of a cylinder.
Upper and Lower Sums An applet that allows users to visually explore upper and lower sum approximations for a chosen function and number of rectangles.
Binomial Distribution An applet that allows users to visually explore the binomial distribution for chosen values of p and n, and compare the results with a normal distribution.
Exploring Matrices and Vectors An applet that includes a matrix with changeable entries, the standard basis vectors in R^2, and the images of the standard basis vectors when the matrix is applied.
Differential Operators as Matrices An applet that allows a user to input coefficients for a degree 2 polynomial, specify coefficients for a simple linear differential operator, view the matrix form of the differntial operator, view the standard basis vectors in R^3, corresponding to the standard basis for the vector space of polynomials of degree 2, view their images under the differential operator, and view the image of the chosen 2nd degree polynomial under the differential operator.