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May 15, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2023-2024
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MATH 251 - Introduction to Linear Algebra
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MATH 171 , Calculus I, within the last three years is highly recommended
MTA Mathematics Satisfier Y
Session Cycle: WI
Matrix operations, echelon form, solutions of systems of linear equations, basics of vector spaces, subspaces, and linear transformations: span, linear independence, bases, dimension, matrix representation of linear transformations; determinants; characteristic polynomials, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, Jordan canonical form, inner-product spaces (including orthogonal polynomials); unitary, self-adjoint, and orthogonal matrices, least squares method, discrete Markov processes; bilinear and quadratic forms; introduction to the spectral theorem. Students will be expected to work with mathematics numerically, graphically, analytically, and verbally.
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