MA 565 - LINEAR ALGEBRA

College of Arts & Sciences

Credit(s): 3

Review of finite dimensional linear algebra, the rank of a matrix, systems of linear equations, determinants, characteristic and minimal polynomials of a matrix, canonical forms for matrices, the simplicity of the ring of linear mappings of a finite dimensional vector space, the decomposition of a vector space relative to a group of linear mappings and selected topics of a more advanced nature.

Prereq: MA 322 or consent of instructor.