Teaching Elementary Linear Algebra for Automatic Control Theory

Linear algebra is a key tool in automatic control theory. It should not be taught to be regarded as a pure mathematics course. This paper discusses how to integrate the engineering problems into the teaching of this course in the case of the total teaching hours limited in classroom. It is proposed in this paper that the basic problems of automatic control theory may be placed in the open homework which is generated from the engineering problem library. The engineering problem library is constructed by teachers based on the knowledge content modularization on linear algebra. Finally, by using the block diagram in control theory, the continuous improvement is also discussed in this paper in order to guarantee the effectiveness verification of the open homework.