MATH 5200 Topics in Linear Algebra

This is a course on the methods and theorems of Linear Algebra with an emphasis on the techniques that will be used in further courses in a Master’s program in Mathematics. Particular emphasis will be placed on the material most applicable to topics in Statistics and Discrete Mathematics. Students will also learn to use the tools of Linear Algebra in other areas such as Coding Theory, Cryptography, and Linear Programming.

Technology may be used to give students tools to deal with the linear algebra of large data sets and other less tractable topics. The course will build upon the material in earlier sections in order to lead up to the main decomposition theorems for linear transformations.
Credits: 3.0