Andreas Mang
Department of Mathematics, University of Houston
MATH 2331 Linear Algebra (Fall 2017)
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Course Description
Linear Algebra, rich in applications within mathematics and many other disciplines, is potentially the most interesting and worthwhile undergraduate mathematics course you will complete. For many of you this is the first course to begin bridging the gap between concrete computations and abstract reasoning. Later in your career, computers will do the calculations, but you will have to choose the calculations, know how to interpret the results, and then explain the results to others. Understanding the notions of vector spaces, linear (in)dependence, dimension, and linear transformations will help you make sense of matrix manipulations at a deeper level, clarifying the underlying structure. A key aim of this course is that you will not only be equipped with a computational ability but with the ability to use these notions in their natural scientific contexts, and with an appreciation of their mathematical beauty and power.