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MATH 415 EGR — Linear Algebra

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Course Description: This course provides a thorough introduction to matrix theory through the visual eyes of interactive Mathematica computer graphics and calculations. It includes dot product, cross product, and vector algebra; perpendicular frames; matrix action; stretching, flipping, and shearing; Matrix Maker; SVD analysis; rank of a matrix; subspaces, dimension, and linear independence; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; and round off and conditioning. Credit for this course is not applicable toward the MSME degree.

Prerequisites: A third-level course in calculus, including vector analysis.

Required Software: Mathematica student version is available for registered students for a nominal fee at http://webstore.uiuc.edu/. NetID and password will be needed to access the site.

Credit: 3 or 4 hours (instructor permission and an extra substantive project is required for students enrolling for 4 hours)

Instructor: Jerry Uhl