• Research in Mathematical Education
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.107-114
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• 2004

University teachers of linear algebra often feel annoyed and disarmed when faced with the inability of their students to cope with concepts that they consider to be very simple. Usually, they lay the blame on the impossibility for the students to use geometrical intuition or the lack of practice in basic logic and set theory. J.-L. Dorier [(2002): Teaching Linear Algebra at University. In: T. Li (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians (Beijing: August 20-28, 2002), Vol. III: Invited Lectures (pp. 875-884). Beijing: Higher Education Press] mentioned that the situation could not be improved substantially with the teaching of Cartesian geometry or/and logic and set theory prior to the linear algebra. In East Asian countries, science-orientated mathematics curricula of the high schools consist of calculus with many other materials. To understand differential and integral calculus efficiently or for other reasons, students have to learn a lot of content (and concepts) in linear algebra, such as ordered pairs, n-tuple numbers, planar and spatial coordinates, vectors, polynomials, matrices, etc., from an early age. The content of linear algebra is spread out from grades 7 to 12. When the high school teachers teach the content of linear algebra, however, they do not concern much about the concepts of content. With small effort, teachers can help the students to build concepts of vocabularies and languages of linear algebra.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.249-271
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• 2008

We prove the Hyers-Ulam stability of linear d-isometries in linear d-normed Banach modules over a unital $C^*-algebra$ and of linear isometries in Banach modules over a unital $C^*-algebra$. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate d-isometric $C^*-algebra$ isomor-phisms between linear d-normed $C^*-algebras$ and isometric $C^*-algebra$ isomorphisms between $C^*-algebras$, and d-isometric Poisson $C^*-algebra$ isomorphisms between linear d-normed Poisson $C^*-algebras$ and isometric Poisson $C^*-algebra$ isomorphisms between Poisson $C^*-algebras$. We moreover prove the Hyers-Ulam stability of their d-isometric homomorphisms and of their isometric homomorphisms.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.529-543
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• 2008

It is shown that every almost linear mapping h : $A{\rightarrow}B$ of a unital PoissonC*-algebra A to a unital Poisson C*-algebra B is a Poisson C*-algebra homomorph when $h(2^nuy)\;=\;h(2^nu)h(y)$ or $h(3^nuy)\;=\;h(3^nu)h(y)$ for all $y\;\in\;A$, all unitary elements $u\;\in\;A$ and n = 0, 1, 2,$\codts$, and that every almost linear almost multiplicative mapping h : $A{\rightarrow}B$ is a Poisson C*-algebra homomorphism when h(2x) = 2h(x) or h(3x) = 3h(x for all $x\;\in\;A$. Here the numbers 2, 3 depend on the functional equations given in the almost linear mappings or in the almost linear almost multiplicative mappings. We prove the Cauchy-Rassias stability of Poisson C*-algebra homomorphisms in unital Poisson C*-algebras, and of homomorphisms in Poisson Banach modules over a unital Poisson C*-algebra.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.1031-1040
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• 2009

It is shown that every almost positive linear mapping h : $\mathcal{A}\rightarrow\mathcal{B}$ of a Banach *-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ to a Banach *-algebra $\mathcal{B}$ is a positive linear operator when h(rx) = rh(x) (r > 1) holds for all $x\in\mathcal{A}$, and that every almost linear mapping h : $\mathcal{A}\rightarrow\mathcal{B}$ of a unital C*-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ to a unital C*-algebra $\mathcal{B}$ is a positive linear operator when h($2^nu*y$) = h($2^nu$)*h(y) holds for all unitaries $u\in \mathcal{A}$, all $y \in \mathcal{A}$, and all n = 0, 1, 2, ..., by using the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of functional equations. Under a more weak condition than the condition as given above, we prove that every almost linear mapping h : $\mathcal{A}\rightarrow\mathcal{B}$ of a unital C*-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ A to a unital C*-algebra $\mathcal{B}$ is a positive linear operator. It is applied to investigate states, center states and center-valued traces.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.99-114
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• 2009

Although they are interested in Linear Algebra not only in science and engineering but also in humanities and sociology recently, a study of teaching linear algebra is not relatively abundant because linear algebra was taken as basic course in colleges just for 20-30 years. However, after establishing The Linear Algebra Curriculum Study Group in January, 1990, a variety of attempts to improve teaching linear algebra have been emerging. This article looks into series of studies related with teaching matrix. For this the method for teaching the concepts of matrix in relation to historico-genetic principle looking through the process of the conceptual development of matrix-determinants, matrix-systems of linear equations and linear transformation.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.481-501
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• 2003

The main purpose of this work is to propose programs of algebra courses for the department of mathematics education of teacher training universities. Set Theory, Linear Algebra, Number Theory, Abstract Algebra I, Abstract Algebra II, and Philosophy of Mathematics for School Teachers are discussed in this article.

• Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.221-238
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• 2011

We prove the Hyers-Ulam stability of generalized Jensen's equations in Banach modules over a unital $C^{\ast}$-algebra. It is applied to show the stability of generalized Jensen's equations in a Hilbert module over a unital $C^{\ast}$-algebra. Moreover, we prove the stability of linear operators in a Hilbert module over a unital $C^{\ast}$-algebra.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.89-99
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• 2010

Today linear algebra is one of compulsory courses for university mathematics by virtue of its theoretical fundamentals and fruitful applications. Vector theory and matrix theory constitute of main topics in linear algebra. In the present paper we consider the question which of the two topics is prior in teaching of linear algebra. We suggest that vector theory should be prior to matrix theory contrary to the historical order of them.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.461-477
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• 2004

It is shown that every almost linear mapping h : A\longrightarrowB of a unital $C^{*}$ -algebra A to a unital $C^{*}$ -algebra B is a homomorphism under some condition on multiplication, and that every almost linear continuous mapping h : A\longrightarrowB of a unital $C^{*}$ -algebra A of real rank zero to a unital $C^{*}$ -algebra B is a homomorphism under some condition on multiplication. Furthermore, we are going to prove the generalized Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of *-homomorphisms between unital $C^{*}$ -algebras, and of C-linear *-derivations on unital $C^{*}$ -algebras./ -algebras.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.61-75
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• 2004

It is shown that every almost linear mapping $h:{\mathcal{A}}{\rightarrow}{\mathcal{B}}$ of a unital Poisson Banach algebra ${\mathcal{A}}$ to a unital Poisson Banach algebra ${\mathcal{B}}$ is a Poisson algebra homomorphism when h(xy) = h(x)h(y) holds for all $x,y{\in}\;{\mathcal{A}}$, and that every almost linear almost multiplicative mapping $h:{\mathcal{A}}{\rightarrow}{\mathcal{B}}$ is a Poisson algebra homomorphism when h(qx) = qh(x) for all $x\;{\in}\;{\mathcal{A}}$. Here the number q is in the functional equation given in the almost linear almost multiplicative mapping. We prove that every almost Poisson bracket $B:{\mathcal{A}}\;{\times}\;{\mathcal{A}}\;{\rightarrow}\;{\mathcal{A}}$ on a Banach algebra ${\mathcal{A}}$ is a Poisson bracket when B(qx, z) = B(x, qz) = qB(x, z) for all $x,z{\in}\;{\mathcal{A}}$. Here the number q is in the functional equation given in the almost Poisson bracket.