GC University, Lahore
Linear Algebra
PROGRAM: BSc-Electrical Engineering
Instructor
Asma Mushtaq
Course
Description
Contact
Credits: 3
asmamushtaq@gcu.edu.pk
Introduce the matrix theory and the use of matrices in the solution of engineering
problems.
To be able to use MATLAB software package where needed.
Textbooks
Evaluation
criterion
Lectur
e
1
2
3
4
Gilbert Strang, "Linear Algebra and Its Applications", 4 th Edition, Thomson
Brooks/ Cole, 2007.
James M Ortega, "Matrix Theory A Second Course", Plenum, 1991.
Otto Bretscher, "Linear Algebra with Applications", 3 rd Edition, Prentice
Hall, 2005.
David Poole, "Linear Algebra A Modern Introduction", Brooks/Cole,
2003.
Quizzes 35%
Attendance 5%
Final: 60%
(policy may vary according the requirement)
Topics to be covered
Introduction to Linear Systems
Matrices, Vectors, and Gauss-Jordan Elimination
Solutions of Linear Systems; Matrix Algebra
Introduction to Linear Transformations and Their Inverses
Linear Transformations in Geometry
The Inverse of a Linear Transformation
Matrix Products
Image and Kernel of a Linear Transformation
Subspaces of Rn; Bases, Vectors in 2-Space, Vectors in 3-Space
10
Linear Combination ,Linear Independence
11
The Dimension of a Subspace of Rn
12
Row Spaces, Column Spaces, Rank of a Matrix, Nullspaces
13
Coordinates
14
Orthogonal Projections and Orthonormal Bases
15
Gram-Schmidt Process
16
QR Factorization
17
Introduction to Determinants and Properties of Determinants
18
The Diagonalization Problem
19
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
20
Applications to Systems of Equations and to Geometry of eigen values and
eigen vectors
21
Euclidean Inner Products
22
Real Inner Products
23
Orthonormal Diagonalization
24
Least Squares Approximation
25
Quadratic Forms
26
Complex Inner Products
27
Unitary Matrices
28
Unitary Diagonalization, Singular Value Decomposition.
29
Implementation on MATLAB