Week 8:

    Read Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5 of the Textbook

Core Topics in Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5

  1. Definitions of eigenvalue and eigenvector
  2. How to compute eigenvalue and corresponding eigenvector
  3. Definitions of characteristic equation and eigenspace
  4. Properties of eigenvalue and eigenvector including Theorem 1 and Theorem 2
  5. Definition of algebraic multiplicity and geometric multiplicity

Lecture slides of 02/27/2018

Lecture slides of 03/01/2018

Extra Reading Material for Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3

Homework #8 (due by 5:00pm Tuesday, 03/13/2018)

Solutions of Homework #8

Read the Two Matlab Tutorials below and Learn Some Matlab in Lab Sessions

Matlab Basics 1 by Yonatan Katznelson

Matlab Basics 2 by Yonatan Katznelson