Applied Linear Algebra 1st edition


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  • Chapter 1: Solving Linear Systems and the Terminology of Vectors and Matrices
    • 1.1: Solving Linear Systems, Gaussian elimination, back substitution (4)
    • 1.2: Column vectors, addition, scalar multiplication, the two geometric interpretations (9)
    • 1.3: Matrices, addition, scalar and matrix multiplication, matrix form of a linear system (11)
    • 1.4: Elementary matrices, permutation matrices, LU factorization (7)
    • 1.5: Inverses, Gauss-Jordan elimination, transposes, symmetric matrices (3)

  • Chapter 2: Vector Spaces, Linear Transformations, and Their Applications
    • 2.1: Vector spaces, subspaces, column space and null space of a matrix (4)
    • 2.2: Finding the column space and null space, Echelon form, general factorization, pivot and free variables, superposition, rank, efficient solution methods (20)
    • 2.3: Linear independence, basis, dimension, coordinates relative to a basis (9)
    • 2.4: The four fundamental subspaces (5)
    • 2.5: Applications to networks (5)
    • 2.6: Linear transformations (7)
    • 2.7: Coordinates of vectors and linear transformations relative to bases (14)

  • Chapter 3: Orthogonality and Projections
    • 3.1: Orthogonal vectors, subspaces, and orthogonal complements (9)
    • 3.2: Projection onto a vector (4)
    • 3.3: Projections onto subspaces and least squares approximation (4)
    • 3.4: Orthogonal bases, orthogonal matrices, Gram-Schmidt (6)
    • 3.5: Function spaces, Fourier series, and orthogonal polynomials (4)

  • Chapter 4: Determinants and Their Applications
    • 4.1: Definition and properties of the determinant (5)
    • 4.2: Formulas for the determinant, cofactor expansions (9)
    • 4.3: Applications of determinants (6)

  • Chapter 5: Diagonalization and Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
    • 5.1: Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, computation examples (6)
    • 5.2: Diagonalization of a matrix (4)
    • 5.3: Complex numbers and complex eigenvalue problems (4)
    • 5.4: The Google page rank algorithm (3)
    • 5.5: Differential equations and matrix exponentials (2)
    • 5.6: Complex matrices, the spectral theorem, and similarity (4)
    • 5.7: Coordinate change under a change of basis (2)

  • Chapter 6: Quadratic Forms and the Singular Value Decomposition
    • 6.1: Minima, maxima, saddle points, definite and semi-definite quadratic forms (3)
    • 6.2: Tests for positive definiteness (5)
    • 6.3: Singular value factorization and decomposition (4)



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Group Quantity Questions
Chapter 1: Solving Linear Systems and the Terminology of Vectors and Matrices
1.1 4 001 002 003 004
1.2 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
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1.4 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
1.5 3 001 002 003
Chapter 2: Vector Spaces, Linear Transformations, and Their Applications
2.1 4 001 002 003 004
2.2 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
2.3 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
2.4 5 001 002 003 004 005
2.5 5 001 002 003 004 005
2.6 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
2.7 14 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014
Chapter 3: Orthogonality and Projections
3.1 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
3.2 4 001 002 003 004
3.3 4 001 002 003 004
3.4 6 001 002 003 004 005 006
3.5 4 001 002 003 004
Chapter 4: Determinants and Their Applications
4.1 5 001 002 003 004 005
4.2 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
4.3 6 001 002 003 004 005 006
Chapter 5: Diagonalization and Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
5.1 6 001 002 003 004 005 006
5.2 4 001 002 003 004
5.3 4 001 002 003 004
5.4 3 001 002 003
5.5 2 001 002
5.6 4 001 002 003 004
5.7 2 001 002
Chapter 6: Quadratic Forms and the Singular Value Decomposition
6.1 3 001 002 003
6.2 5 001 002 003 004 005
6.3 4 001 002 003 004
Total 182