- Description:
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Vector spaces (linear combinations, linear independence, dimension, basis, coordinates). Matrices and operations. Systems of linear equations and their solvability. Determinants and their applications. Scalar product. Similarity of matrices (eigenvalues and eigenvectors). Quadratic forms and their classification.
- Contents:
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1.-2. Vector spaces and subspaces (linear combinations, linear independence, linear dependence, union of spaces, intersection of spaces, spanning set, properties of spanning set, dimension, basis, canonical basis, coordinates).
3.-4. Matrices and operations (equal matrices, sum of matrices, matrix multiplication by scalars, matrix multiplication, commute matrices, elementary row operations, rank of matrix, diagonal matrix, transpose matrix, symmetric matrix, skew-symmetric ma-trix, triangular matrix, upper triangular matrix, lower triangular matrix, stairstep matrix, regular matrix, inverse matrix).
5. Systems of linear equations and their solvability, homogeneous systems of linear equations, nonhomogeneous systems of linear equations, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of solution, structure of solutions, effective methods of solving. Matrix equations.
6.-7. Determinants, methods of calculation, Laplace expansion, calculation of inverse ma-trix, Cramer?s rule. Determinants and their applications in algebra and geometry. Dot product, area and volume.
8.-10. Similarity of matrices, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenspace, generalized eigenvectors, Jordan block matrix, Jordan canonical form, transformations.
11.-12. Quadratic forms, analytic expression, polar expression, polar basis, normal expression, canonical basis, classification of quadratic forms, methods of classification, signature of quadratic forms, Sylvester?s rule.
- Seminar contents:
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?1. Vector spaces (linear combinations, linear independence, dimension, basis, coordinates).
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2. Matrices and operations.
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3. Systems of linear equations and their solvability.
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4. Determinants and their applications. Scalar product.
5. Similarity of matrices (eigenvalues and eigenvectors).
6. Quadratic forms and their classification.
- Recommended literature:
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Blyth T.S., Robertson E.F.: Matrices and Vectos Spaces, Essential Student Algebra, volume 2, Chapman and Hall, London, New York, 1986.
Blyth T.S., Robertson E.F.: Linear algebra, Essential Student Algebra, volume 4, Chapman and Hall, London, New York, 1986.
Axler S.: Linear Algebra Done Light, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer, New York, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1996.
Curtis Ch.W.: Linear Algebra. An Introductory Approach, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer, New York, Berlin, Heidelberg, Tokyo, 1974 (2nd edition 1984).
Paley H., Weichsel P.M.: Elements of Abstract and Linear Algebra, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dallas, Montreal, Toronto, London, Sydney, 1972.
Satake Ichiro: Linear Algebra, Pure and Applied Mathematics, A Series of Monographs and Textbooks, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1975.
Smith L.: Linear Algebra, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer, New York, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1978.
https://www.fd.cvut.cz/personal/becvamar/Linearni%20algebra%20-%20anglicky/Linear%20algebra.html
Lectures and exams on-site, consultations by e-mail or on-site consultation. All study materials together with a set of 600 examples are publicly available on the web.
- Keywords:
- vector spaces, matrices, systems of linear equations and their solutions
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar