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University: JU

College/Faculty: JIT(Computer Science)


Course title: Linear Algebra
Course code: MATH2011
Credit hours: 3 ECTS: 5 Contact hrs: 3 Lab hrs: 0 Tutorial hrs: 1
Prerequisite: None
Course category: Supportive
Year: II Semester: I
Course Description
This course covers vectors; lines and planes; vector spaces; matrices; system of linear equations; determinants;
eigenvalues and eigenvectors; linear transformations, orthogonality; matrix factorizations; canonical forms; direct
sum decomposition of vector spaces; bilinear, quadratic and positive definite forms.
Course objectives
After taking this course, the student should be able to:
• understand the basic ideas of vector algebra,
• understand the concept of vector space over a field,
• understand the basic theory of matrix and its application,
• determine the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a square matrix,
• grasp Gram-Schmidt process,
• find an orthogonal basis for a vector space,
• invert orthogonal matrix,
• understand the notion of a linear transformation,
• find the linear transformation with respect to two bases,
• Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an operator.
Course outline
1. Characteristic equation (8 lecture hours)
1.1. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
1.2. The characteristic polynomial
1.3. Similarity of matrices and characteristic polynomial
1.4. The special radius of a matrix
1.5. Diagonalization
1.6. Decomposable matrices
1.7. Minimal polynomial and Cayley-Hamilton theorem
2. Vectors and Vector Spaces (7 lecture hours)
2.1. Definition of points in n-space
2.2. Vectors in n-space; geometric interpretation in 2-and3-spaces
2.3. Applications on area and volume
2.4. Lines and planes
2.5. The axioms of a vector space
2.6. Examples of different models of a vector space
2.7. Subspaces, linear combinations and generators
2.8. Linear dependence and independence of vectors
2.9. Bases and dimension of a vector space
2.10. Direct sum and direct product of subspaces
3.1. Linear transformations and examples
3.2. The rank and nullity of a definition of linear transformation and example
3.3. Algebra of linear transformations
3.4. Matrix representation of a linear transformation
3.5. Eigen values and eigenvectors of a linear transformation
3.6. Eigen space of a linear transformation
4. Orthogonality (8 lecture hours)
4.1 The inner product
4.2 Inner product spaces
4.3 Orthonormal sets
4.4 The Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process
4.5 Cauchy-Schwartz and triangular inequalities
4.6 The dual space
4.7 Adjoint of linear operators
4.8 Self-adjoint linear operators
4.9 Isometry
4.10 Normal operators and the Spectral theorem
4.11 Factorization of a matrix (LU, Cholesky, QR)
4.12 Singular Value Decomposition
5. Canonical forms (6 lecture hours)
5.1 Elementary row and column operations on matrices
5.2 Equivalence of matrices of polynomials
5.3 Smith canonical forms and invariant factors
5.4 Similarity of matrices and invariant factors
5.5 The rational canonical forms
5.6 Elementary divisors
5.7 The normal and Jordan canonical forms
6. Bilinear and Quadratic Forms (6 lecture hours)
6.1 Bilinear forms and matrices
6.2 Alternating bilinear forms
6.3 Symmetric bilinear forms; quadratic forms
6.4 Real symmetric bilinear forms
7. Direct Sum Decomposition of Vector Spaces (6 lecture hours)
7.1 Definition of a direct sum of vector spaces
7.2 Projection and invariant subspaces of a linear operator
7.3 Primary decomposition theorem

Assessment methods
Assignment/quizzes 20 %
Mid semester examination
30%
Final examination 50%
Text books:
1. Demissu Gemeda, An Introduction to Linear Algebra
2. Schaum’s Outline in Linear Algebra
References:
1. Hoffman and Kunze: Linear Algebra
2. Piage and swift: Linear Algebra
3. Beaumont: Linear Algebra
4. Halms: Finite Dimensional Vector space
5. Nomizu: Fundamentals of Linear Algebra
6. Anton H. and Rorres C. (2000). Elementary linear algebra: Application vision, 8th edn, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., Canada
5. Canonical forms (6 lecture hours)

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