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MATH 405 (Linear Algebra)


DESCRIPTION This course contains an abstract treatment of finite dimensional vector spaces, linear transformations and their invariants.
PREREQUISITES MATH 240  or MATH 461
TOPICS Review of basic Linear algebra
    Abstract vector spaces
    Bases and dimension
    Coordinates
    Subspaces
    Linear transformations
    Representation of transformations by matrices
    Rank and nullity
    Linear functionals and duality
Determinants
    Definition and properties
    Permutation groups
    Evaluation
Decompositions
    Direct sum decompositionss
    Invariant subspaces
    Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
    Characteristic and minimal polynomial
    Diagonalizable operators
    Primary decompositions
    Rational and Jordan canonical forms
Inner Product Spaces
    Orthonormal Bases
    Adjoints
    Positive, unitary and normal operators
    The spectral theorem

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