MAT2 Medialogy Basis - Spring 2010

Calendar


Teacher: Andrea Valente (aaue.dk/~av)
Book: David C. Lay: Linear Algebra and its applications
Article: The fire tower

Course plan:
Lecture nr Date Topic Comments
1 ??? feb - time - room Intro
What is linear algebra, what do we need it for, ...

Systems of linear equations
Ex. Ch.1.1: 3, 5, 6, 11, 33, 34

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2 date - time - room Ch. 1.2 Row reduction and Echelon Form
Solve systems with python: example.
Ex. Ch. 1.2: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 33
3 date - time - room Ch. 1.3 Vector equations
Example of radar diagram, to visualize RN vectors.
Ex. Ch. 1.3: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 25
4 date - time - room Ch. 1.4 The Matrix Equation + Ch. 1.8 Introduction to linear transformations Ex. Ch. 1.4: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21
Ex. Ch. 1.8: 1, 3, 9, 13, 19, 25
5 11/mar - 8:30 - room Ch. 1.5 Solution Sets of Linear Systems + Ch. 1.6 Ex. Ch. 1.5: 1, 3, 5, 15, 25
6 date - time - room Ch. 1.7 Linear independence + Ch. 1.10 (applications of linear systems) Ex. Ch. 1.7: 1,3, 5, 7, 11, 17
7 date - time - room (Ch. 1.8) Ch. 1.9 The matrix of linear transformation. Python program to try 2D transformations out (here) Ex. Ch. 1.9: 1, 3, 5, 17, 19, 25, 27
Given the line L defined by y = k * x, where k is any real number, find a linea transformation T that projects points, using the line as symmetry axis.
A point P will the projected by T, into a point P' so that:
1- a line passing by P and P' will be hortogonal to L.
2- the distance between P and L is the same as the distance of P' to L.
Calculate the matrix for T.
8 date - time - room Ch. 2.1 Matrix Operation (+ Ch. 2.7) Check out these slides on 2D affine transformations.

Implementation of 2D transforms, and interactive, visual solution to last lecture problem (here).
Ex. Ch. 2.1: 1, 3, 9, 15, 25
For next time, read the article: fire.pdf.

9 date - time - room Ch. 2.2 The inverse of a Matrix.
Linear algebra in Python: Scipy examples.
Ex. Ch. 2.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 31
John D. Barrow Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being
10 date - time - room Ch. 2.3 Characterizations of invertible matrices (+ Ch. 2.7 Applications to Computer Graphics)
IFS fractals: python code here.
Ex. Ch. 2.3: 1, 3, 11, 17, 21
11 date - time - room Presentation of article ...
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More material: online lectures on Linear Algebra (youtube).


Pensum

EXAM DATE: see here
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exam questions



Excel and matrix operations: here.