Description
This course studies the duality between the world of matrices used to solve linear equations and linear mappings of vector spaces. Topics include matrix algebra, Gaussian elimination, Gauss-Jordan elimination, and determinants. Finite dimension vector spaces will be introduced. Bases, linear transformations, linear dependency, and cross products will be explored. The dot product in N-dimensional space will lead to a discussion of orthogonality and eigenvalues. 4.0 credits.
Prerequisites: Calculus 1 or Instructor approval