Mathematics 545 - Lin Alg Appl Math
Spring
2024
02
3.00
Owen Gwilliam
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
15162
Lederle Grad Res Tower Rm 141
ogwilliam@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 Note: 27 seats reserved for Math majors
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