Linear Algebra   MATH 147

Assisted:

Dr. Daniel Reich

Dr. Maria Lorenz

Dr. Orin Chein

Textbook: 
Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Updated Second Edition,
by David C. Lay
Addison-Wesley, 2000.

Chapter 1: Linear Equations in Linear Algebra

1. Systems of Linear Equations.

2. Row Reduction and Echelon Forms.

3. Vector Equations.

4. The Matrix Equation Ax = b.

5. Solution Sets of Linear Systems.

6. Linear Independence.

7. Introduction to Linear Transformations.

8. The Matrix of a Linear Transformation.

Chapter 2: Matrix Algebra

1. Matrix Operations.

2. The Inverse of a Matrix.

3. Characterizations of Invertible Matrices.

9. Subspaces of Rn.

Chapter 3: Determinants

1. Introduction to Determinants.

2. Properties of Determinants.

Chapter 4: Vector Spaces

1. Vector Spaces and Subspaces.

2. Null Spaces, Column Spaces, and Linear Transformations.

3. Linearly Independent Sets; Bases.

4. Coordinate Systems

5. The Dimension of a Vector Space.

6. Rank.

7. Change of Basis

Chapter 5: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

1. Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues.

2. The Characteristic Equation.

3. Diagonalization.

5. Complex Eigenvalues.

Chapter 6: Orthogonality and Least-Squares

1. Inner Product, Length, and Orthogonality.

2. Orthogonal Sets.

3. Orthogonal Projections.

4. The Gram-Schmidt Process.

 

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