MATH1550 - Methods of Matrices and Linear Algebra - 2017/18

Announcement

• Class info [Download file]
• CW5 (hand in on next Monday during lecture) [Download file]
• A short midterm 1 review (last updated: Oct 4) [Download file]
• A sample midterm (last updated: Oct 4) [Download file]
• Midterm 1 solution [Download file]
• A short midterm 2 review (last updated Oct 31) [Download file]
• A sample midterm 2 (last updated Oct 31) [Download file]
• CW10 (Due Nov 20 Monday) [Download file]
• CW11 (Due Nov 23 Thursday) [Download file]
• Midterm 2 solution [Download file]
• New FInal info and review (last updated: Dec 1) [Download file]
• New Sample final (questions only) (last updated: Dec 4) [Download file]
• New Sample final (questions and solutions) (last updated: Dec 4) [Download file]

General Information

Lecturer

• Li Chun Che
  • Office: LSB218
  • Email:

Teaching Assistant

• Lai Yu Hin
  • Office: LSB228
  • Email:
• Li Yan Lung
  • Office: AB1 505
  • Email:

Time and Venue

• Lecture: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM SC L5, Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM LSB LT2
• Tutorial: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM LSB LT2

Course Description

The course emphasizes the computational aspect of linear algebra and applications to Statistics.

• Geometric interpretation of linear equations, vector spaces.
• Solving system of linear equations, reduced row echelon forms
• linear dependence, linear combination, spanning set, basis
• matrix arithmetics, inverse
• subspace, kernel space, row space, range, rank
• determinant
• eigenvalue, eigenvector, diagonalizability
• inner product, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process.
• symmetric matrix
• Lagrange interpolation formula
• Least squares method

Lecture Notes

• Lecture 1: Technique of solving system of linear equations (last updated Sep 6)
• Lecture 2: geometric interpretation (last updated Sep 4)
• Lecture 3: System of linear equations (last updated Sep 5)
• Lecture 4: Matrices (last updated Sep 5)
• Lecture 5: More about matrices (last updated Sep 5)
• Lecture 6: RREF (last updated Sep 12)
• Lecture 7: Type of solution sets (last updated Sep 12)
• Lecture 8: Homogeneous Systems of Equations and non singular matrices (last updated Sep 20)
• Lecture 9: Vector space (last updated: Oct 9)
• Lecture 10: linear combination(last updated: Oct 9)
• Lecture 11: Span (last updated: Oct 17)
• Lecture 12: linear independence (last updated: Oct 17)
• Lecture 13: linear dependence and span (last updated: Oct 24)
• Lecture 14: Column space and row space
• Lecture 15: Basis
• Lecture 16: Inverse (Last updated: Nov 5)
• Lecture 17: determinant (Last updated: Nov 5)
• Lecture 18: Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonlizability (Last updated: Nov 17)
• Lecture 19: Inner product (Last updated: Nov 23) The old file contains incorrect information regrading final.

Assignments

• CW1 with solution (reference only, last updated: Sep 20)
• CW2 with solution (reference only, last updated: Sep 24)
• CW3 with solution (reference only, last updated: Sep 25)
• CW4 with solution (reference only, last updated: Oct 4)
• CW5 with solution( reference only, last updated: Oct 19)
• CW6 with solution( reference only, last updated: Oct 21)
• CW7 with solution( reference only, last updated: Oct 31)
• CW8 with solution( reference only, last updated: Nov 2)
• CW9 with solution( reference only, last updated: Nov 7)
• CW10 with solution( reference only, last updated: Nov 29)
• CW11 with solution( reference only, last updated: Nov 29)
• CW12 with solution( reference only, last updated: Nov 29)
• CW13 with solution (reference only) (last upddated: Nov 30)
• CW14 with solution (reference only) (last upddated: Dec 7)

Quizzes and Exams

• See announcement section

Assessment Scheme