MAT 215Linear Algebra

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Linear algebra plays a fundamental role in mathematics and its applications. From a computational perspective, the subject studies systems of linear equations and matrix algebra. Some courses include additional applications such as fitting lines and curves to data, Markov processes, and linear differential equations. From a more abstract perspective, linear algebra studies linear transformations between vector spaces. This course balances the computational, conceptual, and theoretic aspects of the subject, and explores their connections. In addition to the core topics (matrices, vector spaces, eigenvectors, dimension), the course develops mathematical reasoning and writing skills. Prerequisite: Mathematics 133. STAFF.