MAT 3341 Applied Linear Algebra

3 units
Mathematics
Faculty of Science
Vector and matrix norms. Schur canonical form, QR, LU, Cholesky and singular value decomposition, generalized inverses, Jordan form, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, matrix analysis and exponentials of matrices, eigenvalue estimation and the Gershgorin Circle Theorem; quadratic forms, Rayleigh and minima principles. This course includes proofs and applications of computational methods.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: ( MAT 1322 or MAT 1325 ), ( MAT 2141 or MAT 2342 ).

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter
Summer

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Learned a Lot

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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