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Linear Algebra for college & university students. Contains vector calculus / spaces, matrices and matrix calculus, inner product spaces, and more.

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Complex numbers
Introduction to Complex numbers
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Imaginary numbers
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Imaginary numbers
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The notion of complex numbers
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The notion of complex numbers
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Polar coordinates
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Polar coordinates
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Real and imaginary part
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Real and imaginary part
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Calculating with complex numbers
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Calculating with polar coordinates
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Calculating with polar coordinates
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The quotient
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The quotient
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Complex conjugate
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Complex conjugate
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Geometric interpretation
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Geometric interpretation
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Complex functions
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Complex exponents
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Complex exponents
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Rules of calculation for complex powers
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Rules of calculation for complex powers
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Complex sine and cosine
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Complex sine and cosine
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Complex logarithm
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Complex logarithm
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Complex polynomials
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The notion of a complex polynomial
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The notion of a complex polynomial
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Factorization of complex polynomials
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Factorization of complex polynomials
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Zeros of complex polynomials
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Zeros of complex polynomials
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Fundamental theorem of algebra
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Fundamental theorem of algebra
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Real polynomials
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Real polynomials
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Conclusion of Complex numbers
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End of Complex numbers
Differential equations and Laplace transforms
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The Laplace transform
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The Laplace transform
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The inverse Laplace transform
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The inverse Laplace transform
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Laplace transforms of differential equations
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Laplace transforms of differential equations
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Convolution
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Convolution
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Laplace transforms of Heaviside functions
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Laplace transforms of Heaviside functions
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Laplace transforms of periodic functions
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Laplace transforms of periodic functions
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Riemann-Stieltjes integration
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Laplace transforms of delta functions
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Laplace transforms of delta functions
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Transfer and response functions
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Transfer and response functions
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Vector calculus in plane and space
Vectors in Planes and Space
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The notion of vector
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The notion of vector
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Scalar multiplication
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Scalar multiplication
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Addition of vectors
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Addition of vectors
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Linear combinations of vectors
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Linear combinations of vectors
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Straight Lines and Planes
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Straight lines and planes
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Straight lines and planes
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Parametrization of a plane
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Parametrization of a plane
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Bases, Coordinates and Equations
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The notion of basis
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The notion of basis
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Coordinate space
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Coordinate space
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Straight lines in the plane in coordinates
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Straight lines in the plane in coordinates
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Planes in coordinate space
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Planes in coordinate space
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Lines in the coordinate space
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Lines in the coordinate space
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Distances, Angles and Inner Product
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Distances, angles, and dot products
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Distances, angles, and dot products
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Dot product
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Dot product
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Properties of the dot product
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Properties of the dot product
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The standard dot product
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The standard dot product
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Normal vectors
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Normal vectors
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The Cross Product
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Cross product in 3 dimensions
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Cross product in 3 dimensions
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The concept of volume in space
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The concept of volume in space
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The volume of a parallelepiped
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The volume of a parallelepiped
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Properties of the cross product
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Properties of the cross product
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The standard cross product
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The standard cross product
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Conclusion of Vector calculus in plane and space
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End of Vector calculus in plane and space
Systems of linear equations and matrices
Linear equations
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The notion of linear equation
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The notion of linear equation
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Reduction to a base form
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Reduction to base form
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Solving a linear equation with a single unknown
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Solving a linear equation with a single unknown
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Solving a linear equation with several unknowns
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Solving a linear equation with several unkowns
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Systems of Linear Equations
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The notion of a system of linear equations
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The notion of a system of linear equations
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Homogeneous and inhomogeneous systems
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Homogeneous and inhomogeneous systems
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Lines in the plane
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Lines in the plane
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Planes in space
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Planes in space
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Elementary operations on systems of linear equations
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Several linear equations with several unknowns
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Systems and matrices
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From systems to matrices
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From systems to matrices
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Equations and matrices
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Equations and matrices
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Echelon form and reduced echelon form
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Echelon form and reduced echelon form
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Row reduction of a matrix
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Row reduction of a matrix
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Solving linear equations by Gaussian elimination
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Solving linear equations by Gaussian elimination
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Solvability of systems of linear equations
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Solvability of systems of linear equations
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Systems with a parameter
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Systems with a parameter
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Matrices
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The notion of matrix
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The notion of matrix
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Simple matrix operations
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Simple matrix operations
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Multiplication of matrices
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Multiplication of matrices
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Matrix equations
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Matrix equations
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The inverse of a matrix
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The inverse of a matrix
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Conclusion of Systems of linear equations and matrices
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Applications of systems of linear equations
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Applications of systems of linear equations
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Notes
Vector spaces
Vector spaces and linear subspaces
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The notion of vector space
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The notion of vector space
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The notion of linear subspace
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The notion of linear subspace
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Lines and planes
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Lines and planes
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Affine subspaces
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Affine subspaces
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Spans
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Spanning sets
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Spanning sets
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Operations with spanning vectors
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Operations with spanning vectors
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Independence
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Independence
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Basis and dimension
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Basis and dimension
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Finding bases
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Finding bases
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More about subspaces
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Intersection and sum of linear subspaces
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Intersection and sum of linear subspaces
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Direct sum of two linear subspaces
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Direct sum of two linear subspaces
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Coordinates
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The notion of coordinates
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The notion of coordinates
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Coordinates of sums of scalar multiples
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Coordinates of sum and scalar multiples
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Basis and echelon form
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Basis and echelon form
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Conclusion of Vector spaces
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Notes
Inner Product Spaces
Inner product, length, and angle
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Inner products on real vector spaces
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Inner products on real vector spaces
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Angle
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Angle
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Perpendicularity
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Perpendicularity
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Orthonormal systems
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The notion of orthonormal system
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The notion of orthonormal system
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Properties of orthonormal systems
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Properties of orthonormal systems
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Constructing orthonormal bases
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Constructing orthonormal bases
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Orthogonal projections
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Orthogonal projection
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Orthogonal projection
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Orthogonal complement
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Orthogonal complement
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Gram-Schmidt in matrix form
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Gram-Schmidt in matrix form
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Complex inner product spaces
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Inner product on complex vector spaces
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Inner product on complex vector spaces
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Orthonormal systems in complex vector spaces
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Orthonormal systems in complex vector spaces
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Orthogonal complements in complex inner product spaces
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Complex orthogonal complements
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Gram-Schmidt in complex inner product spaces
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Gram-Schmidt in complex inner product spaces
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Conclusion of Inner product spaces
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Bessel's Inequality
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End of Inner product spaces
Linear maps
Linear maps
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The notion of linear map
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The notion of linear map
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Linear maps determined by matrices
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Linear maps determined by matrices
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Composition of linear maps
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Composition of linear maps
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Sums and multiples of linear maps
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Sums and multiples of linear maps
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The inverse of a linear map
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The inverse of a linear map
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Kernel and image of a linear transformation
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Kernel and image of a linear transformation
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Recording linear maps
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Recording linear maps
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Rank–nullity theorem for linear maps
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Rank-nullity theorem for linear maps
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Invertibility criteria for linear maps
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Invertibility criteria for linear maps
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Matrices of Linear Maps
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The matrix of a linear map in coordinate space
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The matrix of a linear map in coordinate space
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Determining the matrix of a linear map
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Determining the matrix of a linear map
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Coordinates
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Coordinates
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Basis transition
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Basis transition
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The matrix of a linear map
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The matrix of a linear map
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Coordinate transformations
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Coordinate transformations
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Relationship to systems of linear equations
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Relationship to systems of linear equations
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Dual vector spaces
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The notion of dual space
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The notion of dual space
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Dual basis
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Dual basis
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Dual map
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Dual map
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Conclusion of Linear maps
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Overview of the correspondence between matrix and linear mapping
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Conclusion of Linear maps
Matrix calculus
Rank and inverse of a matrix
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Rank and column space of a matrix
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Rank and column space of a matrix
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Invertibility and rank
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Invertibility and rank
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Determinants
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2-dimensional determinants
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2-dimensional determinants
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Permutations
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Permutations
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Higher-dimensional determinants
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Higher-dimensional determinants
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More properties of determinants
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More properties of determinants
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Row and column expansion
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Row and column expansion
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Row and column reduction
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Row and column reduction
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Cramer's rule
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Cramer's rule
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Matrices and coordinate transformations
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Characteristic polynomial of a matrix
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Characteristic polynomial of a matrix
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Conjugate matrices
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Conjugate matrices
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Characteristic polynomial of a linear map
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Characteristic polynomial of a linear map
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Matrix equivalence
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Matrix equivalence
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Minimal polynomial
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Cayley-Hamilton
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Cayley Hamilton
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Division with remainder for polynomials
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Division with remainder for polynomials
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Minimal polynomial
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Minimal polynomial
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Conclusion of Matrix calculus
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End of Matrix Calculus
Invariant subspaces of linear maps
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
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Diagonal form
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Diagonal form
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Eigenspace
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Eigenspace
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Determining eigenvalues and eigenvectors
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Diagonalizability
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The notion of diagonalizability
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The notion of diagonalizability
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Diagonalizability and minimal polynomial
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Diagonalizability and minimal polynomial
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The greatest common divisor of two polynomials
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The greatest common divisor of two polynomials
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The Euclidean algorithm
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The Euclidean algorithm
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Invariant subspaces
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The notion of invariant subspace
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The notion of invariant subspace
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The extended Euclidean algorithm
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The extended Euclidean algorithm
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Direct sum decomposition into invariant subspaces
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Direct sum decomposition into invariant subspaces
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Generalized eigenspace
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Generalized eigenspace
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Jordan normal form
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Jordan normal form
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From real to complex vector spaces and back
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From real to complex vector spaces and back
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Real Jordan normal form for non-real eigenvalues
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Real Jordan normal form for non-real eigenvalues
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Matrices and coordinate transformations
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Characteristic polynomial of a matrix
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Characteristic polynomial of a matrix
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Conjugate matrices
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Conjugate matrices
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Characteristic polynomial of a linear map
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Characteristic polynomial of a linear map
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Matrix equivalence
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Matrix equivalence
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Orthogonal and symmetric maps
Orthogonal maps
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The notion of orthogonal map
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The notion of orthogonal map
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Some properties of orthogonal maps
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Some properties of orthogonal maps
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Orthogonal maps and orthonormal bases
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Orthogonal maps and orthogonal bases
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Orthogonal matrices
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Orthogonal matrices
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Orthogonal transformation matrices
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Orthogonal transformation matrices
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Classification of orthogonal maps
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Lowdimensional orthogonal maps
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Lowdimensional orthogonal maps
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Three-dimensional orthogonal maps
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Three-dimensional orthogonal maps
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Jordan normal form for orthogonal maps
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Jordan normal form for orthogonal maps
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Classification of orthogonal maps
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Classification of orthogonal maps
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Isometries
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The notion of isometry
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The notion of isometry
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Isometries and orthonormal systems
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Isometries and orthonormal systems
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Equivalence of isometries
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Equivalence of isometries
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Characterisation of isometries
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Characterisation of isometries
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Unitary maps
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The notion of unitary map
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The notion of unitary map
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Diagonal form for unitary maps
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Diagonal form for unitary maps
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Symmetric maps
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The notion of symmetric map
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The notion of symmetric map
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Connection with symmetric matrices
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Connection with symmetric matrices
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Properties of symmetric maps
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Properties of symmetric maps
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Orthonormal bases and symmetric maps
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Orthonormal bases and symmetric maps
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Quadratic forms
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Quadratic forms
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Quadrics
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Quadrics
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Least squares solutions of linear equations
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Least square solutions of linear equations
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Singular value decomposition
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Singular value decomposition
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