MATH203-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015

Linear Algebra

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2015
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 October 2015

Description

Linear algebra is a key part of the mathematical toolkit needed in the modern study of many areas in science, commerce and engineering. This course develops the fundamental concepts of linear algebra, including orthogonality, projections and eigenvalues, with an emphasis on practical applications and use of the computer package MATLAB.

Course Information:
Linear algebra is a key part of the mathematician's toolkit and has applications to many areas in science, commerce and engineering. This course develops the fundamental concepts of linear algebra, including vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues, and orthogonality. Emphasis is placed on understanding both abstract mathematical structures and their concrete applications.

Topics Covered:
Vector spaces; Linear independence, bases and coordinate systems; Linear transformations, matrices, rank, nullity, and relationships between the fundamental matrix spaces; Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalisation and canonical forms of a matrix; Inner products and orthogonality; Gram-Schmidt process, QR-decomposition and orthogonal projections; Orthogonal diagonalization and the spectral theorem; Vector and matrix norms and condition numbers; LU-decompositions.

Applications:
Markov chains, population and economic models, coupled systems of linear ordinary differential equations, linear recurrence relations, Fourier series, least squares approximation, cryptography, coding theory, data compression.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the end of the course, students will:

  • be proficient in the standard techniques of linear algebra;
  • understand why these techniques work;
  • be able to use these techniques in a variety of applications, including using MATLAB to solve standard problems;
  • have developed problem solving skills both as part of a team and as an individual;
  • have developed written and oral communications skills, emphasizing the ability to explain what the mathematics means.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

MATH252, MATH254, EMTH203, EMTH204, EMTH211

Course Coordinator

Brendan Creutz

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Tutorials 10%
Test 30%
Final Examination 60%

Textbooks / Resources

Poole, Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction, Brookes/Cole.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $699.00

International fee $3,450.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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