MATH
21 B
Mathematics Math21b Spring 2017
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Lecture plan
Course Head: Oliver Knill
Office: SciCtr 432
1. Lecture: Introduction to linear systems We look at the problem of solving systems of linear equations
2. Lecture: matrices and Gauss-Jordan elimination We learn how to do Gauss-Jordan elimination for bringing a matrix into row reduced echelon form.
3. Lecture: on solutions of linear systems There is a trichotomy: a system of linear equations has either 0,1 or infinitely many solutions.
4. Lecture: Linear transformations and their inverses We define linear transformations and inversese
5. Lecture: Linear transformations in geometry We deal with geometric representations of linear transformations
6. Lecture: Matrix product and inverse Matrix algebra is like the algebra of numbers, but with a twist.
7. Lecture: Image and kernel The image and kernel satisfy the rank-nullity theorem.
8. Lecture: Basis and linear independence A basis is like the triple i,j,k frame in Euclidean space. It is linearly independent and spanning.
9. Lecture: Dimension Abstract linear spaces and dimension are introduced.
10. Lecture: Coordinates A basis defines coordinates. How do these coordinates change if the basis changes?
11. Lecture: Linear spaces Linear spaces can also be function spaces
12. Lecture: orthonormal bases and orthogonal projections Projections will be useful in statistics
14. Lecture: Gram-Schmidt and QR factorization Gram-Schmidt allows to get an orthogonal basis from a given basis
15. Lecture: Orthogonal transformations Orthogonal transformations can be rotations or reflections
16. Lecture: Least squares and data fitting One of the most important applications of projections
17. Lecture: Determinants I An important number attached to matrices.
18. Lecture: Determinants II How does one compute determinants fast?
19. Lecture: Eigenvalues Eigenvalues are numbers attached to a matrix which are coordinate independent.
20. Lecture: Eigenvectors Eigenvector computations is one reason why we looked at the kernel
21. Lecture: Diagonalization Many matrices are diagonal when looked at in the right basis.
22. Lecture: Complex eigenvalues A bit of complex number
24. Lecture: Stability Eigenvalues are related to stability
25. Lecture: Symmetric matrices Symmetric matrices can be diagonalized
26. Lecture: Differential equations I Ordinary differential equations can be solved by diagonalization
27. Lecture: Differential equations II Or by using operators
28. Lecture: Nonlinear systems Nonlinear systems are important in applications
29. Lecture: operators on function spaces (11/17/2010) Linear operators
30. Lecture: inhomogeneous differential equations Can be used to solve systems.
31. Lecture: inhomogeneous differential equations (11/22/2010) Or systems p(D) f = g.
32. Lecture: inner product spaces A preparation for Fourier
33. Lecture: Fourier series A highlight
34. Lecture: Parseval's identity Its like pythagoras
35. Lecture: Partial differential equations We learn how to solve PDEs
Please send questions and comments to knill@math.harvard.edu
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