A Jordan block matrix superimposed on an image of the mathematician Camille Jordan. (Image courtesy of MIT OpenCourseWare. Based on an image from Wikimedia Commons.)
Dr. Dan Ciubotaru
18.700
Fall 2005
Undergraduate
This course features readings, study materials, and a complete set of exams.
This course offers a rigorous treatment of linear algebra, including vector spaces, systems of linear equations, bases, linear independence, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, inner products, quadratic forms, and canonical forms of matrices. Compared with Linear Algebra (18.06), more emphasis is placed on theory and proofs.