Linear Algebra 1 Overview

 Welcome to the first session of the Math Refresher portion of the MS Analytics boot camp!

What You Should Do

Before the live session you should do the following. 

• If you would like a linear algebra refresher:
  
  • Review the video lectures in this module.
  • Review Chapter 1 and Sections 2.1 to 2.5 of Interactive Linear Algebra Links to an external site.. 
• Complete as much of Worksheet 1 Download Worksheet 1 as you can before the live session.
• Then,
  • If you can, please attend and participate in the Live Session on Tuesday July 27 at 7:00 pm ET. 
  • If you can't the live session, it will be recorded for you to watch later.
  • Solutions to the worksheet will also be posted shortly after the session is over. 

Topics

The worksheet and unit for this unit covers introductory linear algebra.  

Linear Systems and Span

• Solutions Sets of Linear Equations 
• Consistent Linear Systems
• Echelon Form and RREF
• The Row Reduction Algorithm
• Existence and Uniqueness
• Vectors in R^n
• Linear Combinations
• Span

Solution Sets and Linear Independence

• The Matrix Vector Product 
• Existence of Solutions
• Homogeneous Systems
• Parametric Vector Forms
• A Definition of Linear Independence
• Linear Independence Theorems

Students are encouraged to work through the material at their own pace. 

Questions?

• If you have any questions are you are going through the material, please post a question on our Piazza forum.
• A link to the forum is on the left navigation menu. Instructors will be answering any questions on Piazza that you may have.