Instructor: Chandra R. Murthy (cmurthy at ece)
Class hours: MWF 9.30-11am, Room EC1.07, ECE Dept.
TAs: Pratosh A. P.
Textbooks:
1. Horn and Johnson, Matrix Analysis, Cambridge University Press
2. David Lewis, Matrix Theory, Allied Publishers
3. Golub and Van Loan, Matrix Computations, 3rd Ed., John Hopkins University Press
4. Gilbert Strang, Linear Algebra and its Application, 3rd Ed., Harcourth Brace Jovanovich Pubs. Also see the video lectures here.
| S. No. | Topic | Num. Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vector spaces, matrices, determinant, rank, etc | 4 |
| 2 | Norms, error analysis in linear systems | 4 |
| 3 | Eigenvalues and eigenvectors | 3 |
| 4 | Canonical, symmetric and Hermitian forms, matrix factorizations | 6 |
| 5 | Variational characterizations, the quadratic form | 4 |
| 6 | Location and perturbation of eigenvectors | 4 |
| 7 | Least-squares problems, generalized inverses | 4 |
| 8 | Miscellaneous topics | 3 |
| Total | 32 |
Homeworks/in-class quizzes: 20%
Midterm 1: Sep. 23, 2013, in class: 30%. Here is last year's midterm.
Final: Dec. 05, 2013, 9.30am - 12.30pm, EC1.08: 50%. Question paper here.
Notes:
Homeworks are posted here.