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11928 - Discrete Mathematics

Academic Year 2009/2010

Teacher Marilena Barnabei
Learning module Marilena Barnabei (Modulo 1)
Fabrizio Caselli (Modulo 2)
Number of credits 6
SSD MAT/02
Lingua Italian
Versione italiana

Course contents

Invertible matrices and their characterization by the rank. Gauss-Jordan algorithm for computing the inverse of a matrix. Square systems of linear equations. Cramer theorem. Homogeneous systems and their space of solutions. Determinant of a matrix: definition and properties. How to compute the determinant by the gauss algorithm.

Vector spaces: definition and elementary properties. Subspaces. Span of subset of vectors. Intersection and sum of subspaces. Direct sum. Linear dependence and linear independence. Bases and dimension of a vector space. Grassmann identity.

Linear maps. Kernel and image of a linear map. Link between their dimensions. Matrices associated with a linear map.

Similar matrices. Diagonalizable matrices. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Characteristic polynomial.

Readings/Bibliography

M. Barnabei – F. Bonetti:

Spazi Vettoriali e Trasformazioni lineari

Pitagora, Bologna, 1993

 

M. Barnabei – F. Bonetti:

Sistemi Lineari e Matrici

Pitagora, Bologna, 2003

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercise sessions.

Assessment methods

Two written tests.

Language of instruction

Italian

Office hours

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