M340L MATRICES AND MATRIX CALCULATIONS
Prerequisite and degree relevance:
The prerequisite is one semester of calculus or consent of instructor. Only
one of M311, M341, M340L may be counted.
Course description:
The goal of M340L is to present the many uses of matrices and the many techniques
and concepts needed in such uses. The emphasis is on understanding and using
techniques and concrete concepts rather than on learning proofs and abstractions.
The course is designed for applications-oriented students such as those
in the natural and so cial sciences? engineering, and business. Topics might
include matrix operations, systems of linear equations, introductory vector-space
concepts (e.g., linear dependence and independence, basis, dimension), determinants,
introduct ory concepts of eigensystems, introductory linear programming,
and least square problems.