MTH2021 - Linear algebra with applications - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Mathematical Sciences

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Tim Garoni

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Tim Garoni

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

MTH1030, MTH1035, ENG1005 or equivalent

Prohibitions

MTH2025

Synopsis

Vector spaces, linear transformations. Determinants, eigenvalue problems. Inner products, symmetric matrices, quadratic forms. LU-decomposition, least squares approximation, power method. Applications to coding, economics, networks, graph theory, geometry, dynamical systems, Markov chains, differential equations.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Understand basic concepts related to vector spaces, including subspace, span, linear independence and basis;
  2. Understand basic properties of linear transformations and identify their kernel and range;
  3. Diagonalize real matrices by computing their eigenvalues and finding their eigenspaces;
  4. Understand basic concepts related to inner product spaces and apply these to problems such as least-squares data fitting;
  5. Apply tools from linear algebra in a wide variety of relevant situations;
  6. Understand and apply relevant numerical methods and demonstrate computational skills in linear algebra;
  7. Present clear mathematical arguments in both written and oral forms.

Assessment

End of semester examination (3 hours): 60% (Hurdle)

Continuous assessment: 40% (Hurdle)

Hurdle requirement: To pass this unit a student must achieve at least 50% overall and at least 40% for both the end-of-semester examination and continuous assessment components.

Workload requirements

Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour applied class per week

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