1. Linear Equations in LinearAlgebra
Introductory Example: LinearModels in Economics and Engineering
1.1 Systems of Linear Equations
1.2 Row Reduction and EchelonForms
1.3 Vector Equations
1.4 The Matrix Equation Ax= b
1.5 Solution Sets of LinearSystems
1.6 Applications of Linear Systems
1.7 Linear Independence
1.8 Introduction to LinearTransformations
1.9 The Matrix of a LinearTransformation
1.10 Linear Models in Business,Science, and Engineering
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2. Matrix Algebra
Introductory Example: ComputerModels in Aircraft Design
2.1 Matrix Operations
2.2 The Inverse of a Matrix
2.3 Characterizations ofInvertible Matrices
2.4 Partitioned Matrices
2.5 Matrix Factorizations
2.6 The Leontief InputOutputModel
2.7 Applications to ComputerGraphics
2.8 Subspaces of n
2.9 Dimension and Rank
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3. Determinants
Introductory Example: Random Pathsand Distortion
3.1 Introduction to Determinants
3.2 Properties of Determinants
3.3 Cramers Rule, Volume, andLinear Transformations
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4. Vector Spaces
Introductory Example: Space Flightand Control Systems
4.1 Vector Spaces and Subspaces
4.2 Null Spaces, Column Spaces,and Linear Transformations
4.3 Linearly Independent Sets;Bases
4.4 Coordinate Systems
4.5 The Dimension of a VectorSpace
4.6 Change of Basis
4.7 Digital Signal Processing
4.8 Applications to DifferenceEquations
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5. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Introductory Example: DynamicalSystems and Spotted Owls
5.1 Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
5.2 The Characteristic Equation
5.3 Diagonalization
5.4 Eigenvectors and LinearTransformations
5.5 Complex Eigenvalues
5.6 Discrete Dynamical Systems
5.7 Applications to DifferentialEquations
5.8 Iterative Estimates forEigenvalues
5.9 Markov Chains
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6. Orthogonality and Least Squares
Introductory Example: The NorthAmerican Datum and GPS Navigation
6.1 Inner Product, Length, andOrthogonality
6.2 Orthogonal Sets
6.3 Orthogonal Projections
6.4 The GramSchmidt Process
6.5 Least-Squares Problems
6.6 Machine Learning and LinearModels
6.7 Inner Product Spaces
6.8 Applications of Inner ProductSpaces
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7. Symmetric Matrices andQuadratic Forms
Introductory Example: MultichannelImage Processing
7.1 Diagonalization of SymmetricMatrices
7.2 Quadratic Forms
7.3 Constrained Optimization
7.4 The Singular ValueDecomposition
7.5 Applications to ImageProcessing and Statistics
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8. The Geometry of Vector Spaces
Introductory Example: The PlatonicSolids
8.1 Affine Combinations
8.2 Affine Independence
8.3 Convex Combinations
8.4 Hyperplanes
8.5 Polytopes
8.6 Curves and Surfaces
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9. Optimization
Introductory Example: The BerlinAirlift
9.1 Matrix Games
9.2 Linear ProgrammingGeometricMethod
9.3 Linear ProgrammingSimplexMethod
9.4 Duality
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10. Finite-State Markov Chains(Online Only)
Introductory Example: GooglingMarkov Chains
10.1 Introduction and Examples
10.2 The Steady-State Vector andGoogle's PageRank
10.3 Communication Classes
10.4 Classification of States andPeriodicity
10.5 The Fundamental Matrix
10.6 Markov Chains and BaseballStatistics
Appendices
A. Uniqueness of the ReducedEchelon Form
B. Complex Numbers
