MTH 261 Introduction to Linear Algebra

The course covers systems of linear equations, vectors, matrices, determinants, linear transformations, dot product and cross product, and eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

MTH 252 with a C- or better within the past five years

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Apply properties of matrix algebra to solve systems of linear equations
2. Apply properties of vector algebra to solve two- and three-dimensional geometric problems
3. Describe a linear transformation given the corresponding matrix, and find a matrix given the description of the linear transformation
4. Test a set of vectors for linear independence
5. Solve eigenvalue/eigenvector problems