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Linear Algebra and Geometry 1Systems of equations, matrices, vectors, and geometryChapter 1: Systems of linear equationsS1. Introduction to the courseS2. Some basic conceptsYou will learn: some basic concepts that will be used in this course. Most of them are known from high-school courses in mathematics, some of them are new; the latter will appear later in the course and will be treated more in depth then.S3. Systems of linear equations; building up your geometrical intuitionYou will learn: some basic concepts about linear equations and systems of linear equations; geometry behind systems of linear equations.S4. Solving systems of linear equations; Gaussian eliminationYou will learn: solve systems of linear equations using Gaussian elimination (and back-substitution) and Gauss-Jordan elimination in cases of systems with unique solutions, inconsistent systems, and systems with infinitely many solutions (parameter solutions).S5. Some applications in mathematics and natural sciencesYou will learn: how systems of linear equations are used in other branches of mathematics and in natural sciences.Chapter 2: Matrices and determinantsS6. Matrices and matrix operationsYou will learn: the definition of matrices and their arithmetic operations (matrix addition, matrix subtraction, scalar multiplication, matrix multiplication). Different kinds of matrices (square matrices, triangular matrices, diagonal matrices, zero matrices, identity matrix).S7. Inverses; Algebraic properties of matricesYou will learn: use matrix algebra; the definition of the inverse of a matrix.S8. Elementary matrices and a method for finding A inverseYou will learn: how to compute the inverse of a matrix with Gauss-Jordan elimination (Jacobi's method).S9. Linear systems and matricesYou will learn: about the link between systems of linear equations and matrix multiplication.S10. DeterminantsYou will learn: the definition of the determinant; apply the laws of determinant arithmetics, particularly the multiplicative property and the expansion along a row or a column; solving equations involving determinants; the explicite formula for solving of n-by-n systems of linear equations (Cramer's rule), the explicite formula for inverse to a non-singular matrix.Chapter 3: Vectors and their productsS11. Vectors in 2-space, 3-space, and n-spaceYou will learn: apply and graphically illustrate the arithmetic operations for vectors in the plane; apply the arithmetic operations for vectors in R^n.S12. Distance and norm in R^nYou will learn: compute the distance between points in R^n and norms of vectors in R^n, normalize vectors.S13. Dot product, orthogonality, and orthogonal projectionsYou will learn: definition of dot product and the way you can use it for computing angles between geometrical vectors.S14. Cross product, parallelograms and parallelepipedsYou will learn: definition of cross product and interpretation of 3-by-3 determinants as the volume of a parallelepiped in the 3-space.Chapter 4: Analytical geometry of lines and planesS15. Lines in R^2You will learn: several ways of describing lines in the plane (slope-intercept equation, intercept form, point-vector equation, parametric equation) and how to compute other kinds of equations given one of the equations named above.S16. Planes in R^3You will learn: several ways of describing planes in the 3-spaces (normal equation, intercept form, parametric equation) and how to compute other kinds of equations given one of the equations named above.S17. Lines in R^3You will learn: several ways of describing lines in the 3-space (point-vector equation, parametric equation, standard equation) and how to compute other kinds of equations given one of the equations named above.S18. Geometry of linear systems; incidence between lines and planesYou will learn: determine the equations for a line and a plane and how to use these for computing intersections by solving systems of equations.S19. Distance between points, lines, and planesYou will learn: determine the equations for a line and a plane and how to use these for computing distances.S20. Some words about the next courseYou will learn: about the content of the second course.Make sure that you check with your professor what parts of the course you will need for your final exam. Such things vary from country to country, from university to university, and they can even vary from year to year at the same university.A detailed description of the content of the course, with all the 222 videos and their titles, and with the texts of all the 175 problems solved during this course, is presented in the resource file "001 Outline_Linear_Algebra_and_Geometry_1.pdf" under video 1 ("Introduction to the course"). This content is also presented in video 1.

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