MIT18.06_1_Course Introduction
Carpe Tu Black Whistle

Course Introduction

  • and the Four Subspaces
  • Least Squares, Determinants and Eigenvalues
  • Positive Definite Matrices and Applications

Website

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-06sc-linear-algebra-fall-2011/

Prerequisites

Multivariable Calculus

Course Goal

  • Systems of linear equations
  • Row reduction and echelon forms
  • Matrix operations, including inverses
  • Block matrices
  • Linear dependence and dimensions
  • Orthogonal bases and orthogonal projections
  • Gram-Schmidt process
  • Linear models and least-squares problems
  • Determinants and their properties
  • Cramer’s Rule
  • Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
  • Diagonalization of a matrix
  • Symmetric matrices
  • Positive definite matrices
  • Similar matrices
  • Linear transformations
  • Singular Value Decomposition