EE 441: Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering

Recommended Textbooks

  • Linear Algebra with Applications by Gilbert Strang (3rd Edition) Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1988.

Brief Syllabus

  • Vectors and Matrices, Gaussian elimination; LDU factorization,singular matrices; singularity & inverse
  • Vector spaces; subspaces, all solutions to a general system, of linear equations, linear independence & dimension, rank
  • Length, orthogonality, Schwarz inequality, least-squares approximation & projection, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization & orthogonal matrices, sum and intersection of vector spaces
  • Determinants
  • Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, use in solving di.erence and di.erential equations, Hermitian and Unitary matrices

To view an online module of EE-441 concepts please click on the following link: http://gapp.usc.edu/students/current/student-resources/workshops-tutorials

Published on August 25th, 2017

Last updated on August 2nd, 2023