MAT 1341 Introduction to Linear Algebra

3 units
Mathematics
Faculty of Science
Review of complex numbers. The fundamental theorem of algebra. Review of vector and scalar products, projections. Introduction to vector spaces, linear independence, bases; function spaces. Solution of systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Gram Schmidt, orthogonal projections. Linear transformations, kernel and image, their standard matrices. Applications (e.g. geometry, networks, differential equations)

Components:

Discussion Group
Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: MAT1339 or Ontario 4U Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), or an equivalent. The courses MAT1341, MAT1302 cannot be combined for units.

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Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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