Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related resources that covers the materials normally found in a freshman-level introductory calculus course. The series was first released in 1970 as a way for people to review the essentials of calculus. It is equally valuable for students who are learning calculus for the first time.
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This course introduces the student to the study of linear algebra. Practically every modern technology relies on linear algebra to simplify the computations required for internet searches, 3-D animation, coordination of safety systems, financial trading, air traffic control, and everything in between. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Define and identify linear equations; Write a system of equations in matrix-vector form; Explain the geometric interpretation of a system of linear equations; Solve linear equations using a variety of methods; Define general, particular, and homogeneous solutions; Identify how many solutions a linear system has; Correctly manipulate vectors algebraically and perform matrix-vector and matrix-matrix multiplication; Define linear combination and span; Define and distinguish between singular and nonsingular matrices and calculate a matrix inverse; Define and compute LU decompositions; Relate invertibility of matrices to solvability of linear systems; Define and characterize Euclidean space; Define and compute dot and cross-products; Define and identify vector spaces and subspaces; Define spanning set and determine the span of a set of vectors; Define and verify linear independence; Define basis and dimension; Show that a set of vectors is a basis; Define and compute column space, row space, nullspace, and rank; Define and identify isomorphisms and homomorphisms; Use row and column space to solve linear systems; State the rank-nullity theorem; Define inner product, inner product space, and orthogonality; Interpret inner products geometrically; Define determinants using the permutation expansion; State the properties of determinants, such as that the determinant of the product is the product of the determinants; Compute the determinant using cofactor expansions, row reduction, and Cramer's Rule; Define and compute the characteristic polynomial of a matrix; Define and compute eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Explain the geometric significance of eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Define similarity and diagonalizability; Identify similar matrices; Identify some necessary conditions for diagonalizability. (Mathematics 211; See also: Computer Science 105)
This is a communication intensive supplement to Linear Algebra (18.06). The main emphasis is on the methods of creating rigorous and elegant proofs and presenting them clearly in writing.
This course offers a rigorous treatment of linear algebra, including vector spaces, systems of linear equations, bases, linear independence, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, inner products, quadratic forms, and canonical forms of matrices. Compared with Linear Algebra (18.06), more emphasis is placed on theory and proofs.
Linear Algebra is both rich in theory and full of interesting applications; in this course the student will try to balance both. This course includes a review of topics learned in Linear Algebra I. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Solve systems of linear equations; Define the abstract notions of vector space and inner product space; State examples of vector spaces; Diagonalize a matrix; Formulate what a system of linear equations is in terms of matrices; Give an example of a space that has the Archimedian property; Use the Euclidean algorithm to find the greatest common divisor; Understand polar form and geometric interpretation of the complex numbers; Explain what the fundamental theorem of algebra states; Determine when two matrices are row equivalent; State the Fredholm alternative; Identify matrices that are in row reduced echelon form; Find a LU factorization for a given matrix; Find a PLU factorization for a given matrix; Find a QR factorization for a given matrix; Use the simplex algorithm; Compute eigenvalues and eigenvectors; State Shur's Theorem; Define normal matrices; Explain the composition and the inversion of permutations; Define and compute the determinant; Explain when eigenvalues exist for a given operator; Normal form of a nilpotent operator; Understand the idea of Jordan blocks, Jordan matrices, and the Jordan form of a matrix; Define quadratic forms; State the second derivative test; Define eigenvectors and eigenvalues; Define a vector space and state its properties; State the notions of linear span, linear independence, and the basis of a vector space; Understand the ideas of linear independence, spanning set, basis, and dimension; Define a linear transformation; State the properties of linear transformations; Define the characteristic polynomial of a matrix; Define a Markov matrix; State what it means to have the property of being a stochastic matrix; Define a normed vector space; Apply the Cauchy Schwarz inequality; State the Riesz representation theorem; State what it means for a nxn matrix to be diagonalizable; Define Hermitian operators; Define a Hilbert space; Prove the Cayley Hamilton theorem; Define the adjoint of an operator; Define normal operators; State the spectral theorem; Understand how to find the singular-value decomposition of an operator; Define the notion of length for abstract vectors in abstract vector spaces; Define orthogonal vectors; Define orthogonal and orthonormal subsets of R^n; Use the Gram-Schmidt process; Find the eigenvalues and the eigenvectors of a given matrix numerically; Provide an explicit description of the Power Method. (Mathematics 212)
A basic introduction to Calculus and Linear Algebra. The goal is to make students mathematically literate in preparation for studying a scientific/engineering discipline. The first week covers differential calculus: graphing functions, limits, derivatives, and applying differentiation to real-world problems, such as maximization and rates of change. The second week covers integral calculus: sums, integration, areas under curves and computing volumes. This is not meant to be a comprehensive calculus course, but rather an introduction to the fundamental concepts. The third and fourth weeks introduce some basic linear algebra: vector spaces, linear transformations, matrices, matrix operations, and diagonalization. The emphasis will be on using the results, not on their proofs.
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Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
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