Linear Algebra

Vectors, matrices, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues/eigenvectors, and orthogonality. The mathematical language of systems and transformations.

Course Overview

Textbook

OpenStax Introductory Linear Algebra

Chapters

TBD

Sections

TBD

Prerequisites

College Algebra

Target

Foundation for Real Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Differential Geometry, ML

Status

Planned

Chapters will be scaffolded when this course becomes active.

Why This Course

  • Machine learning — every neural network is matrix multiplication

  • Cryptography — Hill cipher, lattice-based crypto, error-correcting codes

  • Networking — adjacency matrices for graph/topology analysis

  • Computer graphics — all transformations are matrices

  • Data science — PCA, SVD, least squares regression

  • Quantum computing — state vectors, unitary transformations