Matrix Algebra

This five-week, in-person summer course is open to pre-college students attending the commuting or residential High School Summer Scholars Program.

An introductory course in linear algebra that focuses on Euclidean n-space, matrices and related computations.  Topics include: systems of linear equations, row reduction, matrix operations, determinants, linear independence, dimension, rank, change of basis, diagonalization, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, orthogonality, symmetric matrices, least square approximation, quadratic forms.  Introduction to abstract vector spaces.

Prerequisite: Calculus II (AP Calculus BC).