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SUMMARY:Nelly Litvak (Eindhoven University of Technology)
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DESCRIPTION:Title: <a href="https://researchseminars.org/talk/ESME/54/">Te
 aching How to Write Proofs in Linear Algebra</a>\nby Nelly Litvak (Eindhov
 en University of Technology) as part of Online Seminar On Undergraduate Ma
 thematics Education\n\n\nAbstract\nMathematical reasoning and proof writin
 g are\nessential in science and engineering programs\, but\nmany students 
 find them challenging. I'll discuss the\nredesign of a first-year linear a
 lgebra course for\nApplied Mathematics students aimed at explicitly\nteach
 ing proof writing alongside course content.\nRather than treating proof in
 struction separately\, all\nactivities and assessments were aligned with t
 his\ngoal. The course uses interactive videos\, quizzes\,\nand classroom a
 ctivities\, plus a weekly low-stakes\n"proof of the week" assignment focus
 ed on effort\,\nwith feedback through peer and teacher comments.\n\nAssess
 ment was restructured to explicitly evaluate\nproof writing and minimize g
 rading time. This\napproach improved proof quality and cut grading\ntime b
 y 75%\, making the course highly scalable.\n
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