Exercises - Linear Algebra

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Part 1 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

In this video we consider a $2\times 2$ matrix, a $3\times 3$ matrix, and a $4\times 4$ matrix. In each case, we will calculate eigenvalue and eigenvectors.


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Part 2 - Matrix Diagonalization

In this video we want to compute a power of a matrix, namely $A^{97}$. Doing the matrix multiplication so many times is not efficient at all. Therefore, we first diagonalize the matrix and calculate the power of the matrix decomposition.


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Part 3 - Solve System of Linear Equations

Let’s look at a system of linear equations. First we write it in the matrix notation with a right-hand side. Then we apply the Gaussian elimination to find the solution set.


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Part 4 - Invert a Matrix

The inverse of a matrix can be calculated by solving the corresponding system of linear equations. However, for a $2 \times $-matrix, this is particularly easy and one gets a general formula for the inverse. Something you should remember for the future!


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Part 5 - Matrix Equation

A linear matrix equation is just a combination of different systems of linear equations such that the Gaussian elimination also works there. However, since only a $2 \times 2$-matrix is involved, we can easily use the inverse of it to find the solution. We will demonstate the two solution methods.


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Part 6 - Determinants

We know different methods for calculating the determinant of square matrices. Let’s practice them with different sizes of matrices.


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