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Linear Algebra Final

TermDefinition
Meaning of an mxn linear system There are m equations with n unknowns
An mxn system where m > n Overdetermined system
An mxn system with m < n Underdetermined system
An mxn system with m = n Square system
Possible solution set for a linear system No solution, a unique solution, or infinite solutions
When there exists a solution to a linear system Consistant
When there doesn't exist a solution to a linear system Inconsistent
Row echelon form All zero rows are at the bottom, the first nonzero term in a nonzero row is 1, numbers below leading ones is 0
Reduced row echelon form A matrix is in REF and the numbers above leading ones is 0
Possible solution sets for underdetermined system No solution or infinite solutions, not possible for a unique solution
Lead variable Variable with a leading one, set equal to a constant or free variables
Free variable Variable without a leading one
Homogenous system System with the right side being entirely 0s, is always consistent
Matrix equality If two matrices share the same dimension and same entries
Matrix addition Possible with two mxn matrices and results in a mxn matrix, add up each corresponding entry
Scaler multiplication Multiply each entry by the corresponding scaler
Zero matrix Matrix consisting entirely of zeroes, the additive identity
Linear combination The adding of numbers times different constants, ex c1a1 + ... + cnan = b1
Theorem: Ax=b is consistent if and only if b can... ...be written as a linear combination of the column vectors of A
A special type of matrix that extends out in one direction, can be either a row or column vector Vector
Matrix multiplication Can be done with an mxn and nxr matrix, A and B, results in a mxr matrix. Each entry is defined as sum(k=1 to n) of (a(ik) * b(kj)). Note: is NOT commutative
Matrix transpose For an mxn matrix, results in nxm, flips the horizontal and vertical positions of each entry.
If a matrix equals its own transpose Symmetric matrix
A square matrix with 1s along the diagonal and zeroes elsewhere, multiplicative identity, I Identity matrix
If a matrix, A, has an inverse, B, s.t. AB=BA=I Invertible matrix
Steps to find a matrix inverse Augment a matrix with the identity matrix, put a matrix in RREF, resulting matrix on the right is the inverse
A matrix that is the identity matrix with one row operation done on it Elementary matrix, usually put as E(i)
Type I elementary matrix Swaps two rows
Type II elementary matrix Scale a row by a nonzero constant
Type III elementary matrix Add a row scaled by a constant to another
If A = E(1)E(2)...E(k), then A(-1) =... E(k)(-1) * E(k-1)(-1) * ... * E(1)(-1)
Matrix that is either upper or lower triangular Triangular matrix
Matrix with zeroes below the diagonal Upper triangular matrix
Matrix with zeroes above the diagonal Lower triangular matrix
A matrix with zeroes in every entry except the diagonal, is both upper and lower triangular Diagonal matrix
LU factorization Perform type III row operations, keep track of scalers used. Resulting matrix is U and matrix with 1/(scaler) below diagonal is L
Determinant of a 2x2 matrix, A a11*a22 - a12*a21
Determinent of nxn matrix, A sum(k=1 to n) of akn * det(B) where B is the resulting matrix of removing column and row akn is in
Meaning of det(A) If it is not zero then A is nonsingular, otherwise A is singular
Thm: det(A*B) = ... det(A) * det(B)
Determinant of type I elem. matrix det(E) = -1
Determinant of type II elem. matrix with scaler b det(E) = b
Determinant of type III elem. matrix with scaler b det(E) = 1
A set of vectors closed under scaler multiplication and vector addition Vector space
Vector space C[a,b] Set of all real valued, continuous function on [a,b]
Vector space Pn Set of all polynomials of degree n-1
A nonempty subset of a vector space Subspace
A subspace formed by all the linear combination of v1, ..., vn Span of v1, ..., vn
Spanning set A set of vectors part of a vector space where their span equals the vector space
Null space of matrix A The subspace containing the set of solutions to the homogenous system of A, defined as N(A)
Linearly independent/dependent If c1*v1, .., cn*vn = 0, then c1=...=cn=0 is the only solution
Thm: Matrix A being nonsingular is equivalent to the column vectors of A being... The column vectors of A are linearly independent
Thm: u ∊ Span(v1, ..., vn) has a unique linear combination if and only if... If and only if v1, ..., vn are linearly independent
Basis of vector space V A set of vectors that are linearly independent and span V
Thm: if v1, ..., vn and u1, ..., um both span V where m > n, then... u1, ..., um are linearly dependent
Thm: If v1, ..., vn and u1, ..., um are both bases for V, then... Then n = m
Dimension of vector space V, dim(V) The number of vectors required to form a basis for V, except for the zero vector space which is 0
Thm: If dim(V) = n > 0 for vector space V, then... 1. Any m number of linearly independent vectors where m < n can be extended to form a basis for V 2. Any spanning set of k > n vectors can be pared down to form a basis for V
Coordinate vector If 𝓥 = {v1, ..., vn} is a basis for V and some vector v = c1v1 + ... + cnvn, then (c1, ..., cn) is a coordinate vector of v with respect to 𝓥, [v]𝓥
Transition matrix from Ų to 𝓥 Converts a vector with respect to Ų to the same vector with respect to 𝓥
Linear transformation, L, mapping from V to W Function that converts to some v ∈ V to some v ∈ W L(c*v) = c*L(v) L(v1 + v2) = L(v1) + L(v2)
Kernel of linear transformation L:V->W Subspace of V of vectors s.t. L(v) = 0
Image of linear transformation L Subspace of W consisting of the range of V, all possible outputs
Row space of mxn matrix A Subspace of ℝ1xn spanned by the row vectors of A, Row(A)
Column space of mxn matrix A Subspace of ℝ spanned by the column vectors of A, Col(A)
Thm: two row equivalent matrices share the same... Two row equivalent matrices share the same row space
Row equivalent matrices Two matrices where one matrix can be made into the other from row operations
Rank of matrix A Dimension of the row/column space of A, rank(A)
Thm: the dimension of the row space of A equals... Equals the dimension of the column space of A
Nullity of matrix A Dimension of the null space of A, null(A)
Rank-Nullity theorem If A is an mxn matrix, then row(A) + null(A) = n
Matrix representation theorem Let L:V -> W and let dim(V) = n and dim(W) = m. There exists some mxn matrix A s.t. L(x) = Ax for all x ∈ V
Similarity theorem If A and B are similar, then there exists some nonsingular matrix S such that B = S(-1)AS
Scaler product of x and y x ᐧ y = x(T)*y
Norm of x sqrt(x ᐧ x), is 0 if and only if x is the 0 vector
Distance between vectors x and y norm(x - y)
Angle between two vectors cos(θ) = (x ᐧ y)/(norm(x) * norm(y))
Cauchy-Schwarz inequality |x ᐧ y| <= norm(x) * norm(y)
Unit vector of x Vector of length 1 in the same direction as x, e = (1/norm(x)) * x
Scaler production of x onto y proj(x onto y) = (x ᐧ y)/norm(y)
Vector projection of x onto y proj(x onto y) = (x ᐧ y)/(y ᐧ y) * y
Orthogonal subspaces X and Y If for all x ∈ X and y ∈ Y, x ᐧ y = 0, written as X⟂Y
Orthogonal complement of X The set of all vectors such that are perpendicular to every vector on X
Fundamental subspaces theorem For every matrix A, the null space of A is equal to the orthogonal complement of the row space and the null space of A(T) is equal to the orthogonal complement of the column space
Least squares solution If Ax=b is inconsistent there exists y that minimizes the residual
Residual of Ax=b r(x) = norm(b - Ax)
Thm: Let S is a subspace of ℝm. For each b ∈ ℝm, there exists... There exists some p ∈ S that is closest to b
Normal equation for Ax = b A(T)*Ax = A(T)*b
Inner product for inner product space V Operation between two vectors that satisfies the following for all u, v, w ∈ V: 1. <v, v> >= 0 and equality if and only if v = 0 2. <u, v> = <v, u> 3. <cu, v> = <u, cv> = c<u, v> 4. <u + v, w> = <u, w> + <v, w>
Pythagorean Law If u⟂v, then norm(u + v)^2 = norm(u)^2 + norm(v)^2
Orthogonal set for inner product space If every vector on the set are orthogonal to another vector
Orthonormal set for inner product space If the set of vectors are orthogonal and ever vector is a unit vector
Thm: If {u1, ..., un} is an orthonormal basis for IPS V and v = c1u1 + ... + cnun, then... Then ci = <v, ui> for 1 <= i <= n
Coro: Let {u1, ..., un} is an orthonormal basis for IPS V. If u = a1u1 + ... + anun and v = b1u1 + ... + bnvn, then... Then <u, v> = a1b1 + ... + anbn
Parseval's Theorem If {u1, ..., un} is an orthonormal basis for IPS V and v = c1u1 + ... + cnvn, then norm(v)^2 = c1^2 + ... + cn^2
Orthogonal matrix If the column vectors of matrix Q are orthonormal, then Q is orthogonal
Properties of orthogonal matrix The matrix's inverse is its transpose, Q* Q(T) = I <Qx, Qy> = <x, y> norm(Qx)^2 = norm(x)^2 Multiplying the matrix by a vector preserves the vector's length
Thm: If matrix A is orthogonal, then the least squares solution for it is... x = A(T)b
Gram-Schmidt process for {x1, ... ,xn} Define u1 = (1/norm(x1)) * x1 Then for 1 <= k <= n - 1 Define pk = <x(k+1), u1>u1 + <x(k+1), u2>u2 + ... + <x(k+1), uk>uk Define uk = (x(k+1) - pk)/norm(x(k+1) - pk) The resulting orthonormal basis is {u1, ..., un}
Eigenvalue and eigenvector of A If Ax=λx, then λ is an eigenvalue and x is an eigenvector
Way to solve for eigenvalues/vectors for A Find the values of λ that solve the roots for det(A - λI) = p(λ), p(λ) is the characteristic polynomial To solve for x, find the null space of A-λI after solving for λ
Equivalency theorem for eigenvalues for matrix A 1. λ is an eigenvalue with eigenvector x 2. (A-λI)x = 0 has a nontrivial solution 3. N(A - λI) \=\ {0} 4. A - λI is singular 5. det(A - λ
Eigenvalues of a triangular matrix The diagonal entries for the matrix
Thm: If an nxn matrix A has eigenvalues λ1, ..., λn, then det(A) = ... det(A) = λ1*...*λn
Diagonalizable matrix A is diagonalizable if there exists a nonsingular matrix X and a diagonal matrix D s.t. D = X(-1)*A*X X is said to diagonalize A If A is not diagonalizable, it is defective
Thm: If λ1, ..., λn are distinct eigenvalues for an nxn matrix A with corresponding eigenvectors x1, ..., xn, then.... Then the eigenvectors x1, ..., xn are linearly independent and A is diagonalizable
Thm: If A is diagonalizable, then the columns of X are... and the diagonal entries of D are... The columns of X are the eigenvectors of A, and the corresponding diagonal entry D corresponding to a column of X are the eigenvalues of A
Thm: If A is diagonalizable, then A^k = ... A^K = X * D^k * X(-1)
Norm of a complex a + bi sqrt(a^2 + b^2)
Conjugate of a complex number a + bi a - bi
Norm of a complex vector z = z1 + ... + zn sqrt(norm(z1) + ... + (zn))
Conjugate of a complex matrix Take the conjugate of each entry
Hermitian of a matrix Take the transpose of the conjugate of a matrix
Inner product on a complex vector space V, z, w, u ∈ V 1. <z, z> >= 0 with equality if and only if z = 0 2. <z, w> = conj(<w, z>) 3. <cz + dw, u> = c<z, u> + d<w, u>
Standard inner product on ℂn for z, w ∈ ℂn <z, w> w(H)z
Hermitian matrix If for matrix A, A(H) = A
Unitary matrix An nxn matrix that has column vectors form an orthonormal set in Cn
Spectral Theorem If matrix A is hermitian, then there exists a unitary matrix U that diagonalizes A
Probability vector Vector with entries that add up to 1
Thm: if λ=1 is the dominant e-value for stochastic matrix A, then... Then the markov chain with converge to a steady state vector
How to find the steady state vector with a transition matrix A Find the basis vector of the null space of A - I
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