Google's PageRank and the Pedagogy of Linear Dynamic Systems

Google's PageRank offers a captivating platform to teach an array of concepts at the backbone of dynamic systems. A sample curriculum begins with systems of linear equations, and proceeds to eigenanalysis to study transient and steady-state dynamics. Graph theory provides the underlying infrastructure. An instructor who exerts creative license can use PageRank to bring to life seemingly disparate topics in myriad applications, extending even to advanced topics at the graduate level.