PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Knowledge about student understanding of eigentheory: Information gained from multiple choice extended assessment
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Eigentheory is a conceptually complex idea whose application is widespread in mathematics andbeyond. Herein we describe the development and use of an extended multiple choice assessmentthat gives us further insight into the ways students think about and understand eigenvectors,eigenvalues, and their related concepts.Key words: