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Course Catalog 2011-2012

MAT-31096 Matrix Algebra 1, 5 cr

Additional information

The course homepage is http://matpc41.ee.tut.fi/ML02
Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Seppo Pohjolainen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Excercises
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
MAT-31096 2011-01  

Requirements

Two partial examinations or final examination
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After passing the course the student: - knows the main concepts of matrix algebra and linear algebra and is able to perform calculations and make valid conclusions. - is able to make the most important matrix decompositions - can use the matrix decompositions in the right context -knows the main definitions of Matlab uses and understands the basis of the algorithms used in Matlab.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Basics of linear algebra  Use of Matlab  Applications: - use of angle between vectors as a measure of similarity 
2. LU- and QR-decompositions  Use of Matlab  Applications: - solution of linear systems 
3. Linear algebra in n-dimensional spaces. Basis. Orthogonalisation, orthonormal basis. Change of basis. Projection matrices.  Use of Matlab  Application: 
4. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Spectral decomposition. Jordan's canonical form.  Use of Matlab  Applications: 
5. Singular value decomposition. Linear systems of equations. Pseudoinverse.   Use of Matlab  Applications 

Evaluation criteria for the course

Two partial examinations or final examination

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Matrix Theory with Applications   Goldberg       McGraw-Hill      English  
Summary of lectures   Matrix Algebra 1   Seppo Pohjolainen       Home page      English  

Additional information about prerequisites
Basic Engineering Mathematics or Honour's Mathetics Courses

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MAT-31096 Matrix Algebra 1, 5 cr MAT-31090 Matrix Algebra 1, 5 cr  

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Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MAT-31096 2011-01        

Last modified14.02.2011