MA122
Introductory Linear Algebra
0.5 Credit
Hours per week:
- Lecture/Discussion: 3
- Lab: 1
Vector geometry in R² and R³ ; the vector space Rn; dot product; cross product in Rn ; systems of linear equations and Gaussian elimination; matrices and matrix operations, matrix inverse, orthogonal matrices; matrix rank; introduction to determinants, Cramer's rule; linear combinations, linear span, linear independence; introduction to dimension; linear transformations in R² and R³; introduction to eigenvalues, eigenvectors and diagonalization of real matrices; quadratic forms in R² and R³; applications of linear algebra.
