Mathematics 545 - Lin Alg Appl Math

Fall
2024
03
3.00
Andreas Buttenschoen

TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM

UMass Amherst
32136
Integ. Learning Center N155
abuttenschoe@umass.edu
Basic concepts (over real or complex numbers): vector spaces, basis, dimension, linear transformations and matrices, change of basis, similarity. Study of a single linear operator: minimal and characteristic polynomial, eigenvalues, invariant subspaces, triangular form, Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Inner product spaces and special types of linear operators (over real or complex fields): orthogonal, unitary, self-adjoint, hermitian. Diagonalization of symmetric matrices, applications.

MATH 233/35 w/C; 300 or CS 250 27 seats are reserved for Math Majors.

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