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Matrix Algebra

Introduction : Matrix Algebra Refresher

  • Outline of the videos
  • Prerequisite and notations : vectors
  • Prerequisite and notations : matrices

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1. Rank of a Matrix

  • The matrix as a set of vectors
  • Linear independence
  • Linear dependence
  • Rank of a matrix: definition and properties
  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2

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2. Trace of a Square Matrix

  • Definition
  • Properties of the trace
  • Exercise 3

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3. Determinant

  • Determinant of a square matrix, minor, cofactor
  • Determinant of a 3x3 matrix : Sarrus rule

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4. Inverse of a Matrix, Idempotent Matrix

  • Inverse of a square matrix: definition
  • Non-singular matrix
  • Idempotent matrix

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5. Characteristic Roots and Vectors

  • Eigenvalues ​​and vectors
  • Characteristic equation
  • Solved example
  • Exercise 4
  • Fundamental theorem of algebra
  • Eigenvalues ​​and eigenvectors of symmetric matrices

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6. Diagonalization and Spectral Decomposition

  • Compact representations
  • Diagonalization
  • Spectral decomposition
  • Example of spectral decomposition
  • Exercise 5

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7. Eigenvalues, Trace, Determinant and Rank

  • Eigenvalues ​​and trace
  • Eigenvalues ​​and determinant
  • Eigenvalues ​​and rank

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