Listed in: Mathematics and Statistics, as MATH-271
Formerly listed as: MATH-21 | MATH-22 | MATH-25
Lisa Cenek (Section 01)
Harris B. Daniels (Section 01)
Fernando C. Liu Lopez (Section 01)
Denise G. Noriega (Section 01)
The study of vector spaces over the real and complex numbers, introducing the concepts of subspace, linear independence, basis, and dimension; systems of linear equations and their solution by Gaussian elimination; matrix operations; linear transformations and their representations by matrices; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; and inner product spaces. MATH 271 will feature both proofs and applications, with special attention paid to the theoretical development of the subject. Four class meetings per week.
Requisite: MATH 121 or consent of the instructor. This course and MATH 272 may not both be taken for credit. Limited to 25 students. Fall semester: Professor Daniels. Spring semester: Professor R. Benedetto.