Linear Algebra 2019 Spring

The material on this webspage accompanies the course MATH2418.006 at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Instructor: Dr. Yi Zhang

Syllabus: [pdf]

Textbook:

Lecture Notes and Homework:

  • Introduction to Vectors

  • Solving Linear Equations

    • Vectors and Linear Equations [pdf]
    • The Idea of Elimination [pdf]
    • Elimination Using Matrices [pdf]
    • Rules for Matrix Operations[pdf]
    • Inverse Matrices [pdf]
    • Elimination = Factorization: A = LU [pdf]
    • Transposes and Permutations [pdf]

    • Homework 3 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
    • Homework 4 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
    • Homework 5 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
  • Vector Spaces and Subspaces

    • Spaces of Vectors [pdf]
    • NullSapce of A: Solving Ax = 0 and Rx = 0 [pdf]
    • The Complete Solution to Ax = b [pdf]
    • Independence, Basis and Dimension [pdf]
    • Dimensions of the Four Subspaces [pdf]

    • Homework 6 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
    • Homework 7 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
    • Homework 8 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
  • Orthogonality

    • Orthogonality of the Four Subspaces [pdf]
    • Projections [pdf]
    • Least Squares Approximations [pdf]
    • Orthonormal Bases and Gram-Schmidt [pdf]

    • Homework 9 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
  • Determinants

    • The Properties of Determinants [pdf]
    • Permutations and Cofactors [pdf]
    • Cramer's Rule, Inverses, and Volumes [pdf]

    • Homework 10 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
    • Homework 11 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
  • Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

    • Introduction to Eigenvalues [pdf]
    • Diagonalizing a Matrix [pdf]
    • Symmetric Matrices [pdf]
    • Positive Definite Matrices [pdf]

    • Homework 12 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]
  • The Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)

    • Bases and Matrices in the SVD [pdf]

    • Extra Problems for section 6.5 and 7.2 [pdf] and Solutions [pdf]