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SIGEPMDBETAMATH240Mid1
Umd linear algebra midterm 1 stuffs
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 2
02/17/2012

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Term
(Row) Echelon Form
Definition

zero rows below nonzero rows

lead term is to the right of lead term in row above

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Lead Term (Pivot)
Definition
First nonzero term in a row, is a pivot if lead term is not in the same column as any other lead term
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Free Variable
Definition
Any variable multiplied by a column that doesn't contain a pivot
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Basic Variable
Definition
Variable that is multiplied by a column that has a pivot in it, any variable that isn't a free variable
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Reduced Row Echelon Form
Definition
All pivots are 1's, zero rows below nonzero rows, no lead terms that aren't pivots, all lead terms are to the right of the lead term in the row above them.
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Consistent vs. Inconsistent
Definition

Consistent systems have one or more solutions

Inconsistent systems do not have a solution (in row echelon form an inconsisten augmented matrix would have a row of zeroes with the last column nonzero)

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Unique Solution
Definition
A solution with no free variables, pivots are in every column
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In Span
Definition
a 3rd vector is in the span of the first 2 vectors if the augmented matrix of the three vectors has a solution
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Vector
Definition
For all intents and purposes in this class a vector is one of the columns.
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Homogenous System
Definition

Ax=0

where A is a matrix, always has it least 1 solution by setting x to the zero vector

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Independent System vs Dependent System
Definition

matrix A is independent if Ax=0 only has one solution (the trivial x=0 case, meaning that no column is a linear combination of any other vector(s) )

matrix A is dependent if Ax=0 has multiple solutions

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Identity Matrix
Definition
A matrix of all 0's but with the top left to bottom right diagonal filled with 1's (must be square)
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Invertible
Definition
Invertible matrix A must be square and have and follow the rule:
A*A-1=Identity Matrix
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Vectors e1, e2, e3 etc...
Definition
These vectors are column vectors that are all 0 except with a 1 in the subscript position.  When multiplied by a matrix, only that subscript column is perserved, every other column is destroyed.  Useful for figuring out transformations as TA has column 1 of T(e1) etc...
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Linear Transformation

 

Definition

Linear Transformations are represented as T and follow these rules:
T(0)=0

T(x+y)=T(x)+T(y)

cT(x)=T(cx)

Term
Onto-ness
Definition
A Linear Transformation from Rn to Rm is onto if the matrix A associated with  T spans Rm meaning A must have m pivots, or a pivot in each row.  m must be lesser than or equal to n
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One-to-One ness

(or injective-ness)

Definition
A Linear Transformation from Rn to Rm is one to one if the matrix A associated with  T is linearly independent meaning A must have n pivots, or a pivot in each column.  m must be greater than or equal to n
Term

Transpose of A

(AT)

Definition

Aij=Aji

note that diagonals will stay the same

AT+BT=(A+B)T

(AB)T=BTAT

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