CHME 214
Applied Linear Algebra for Chemical Engineers
Fall (printed in proposal) 2025 (proposed outline)
Topics
- Linear systems
- Matrix algebra
- Determinants
- Diagonalization
- Vector geometry
- Vector spaces
- Linear transformations
- Orthogonality
- Least squares
- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
- Singular-value decomposition
- Linear programming
- Constrained optimization
- Learning from data
Readings
- Gilbert Strang, Introduction to Linear Algebra, 6th ed., Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2023.
- W. Keith Nicholson, Linear Algebra with Applications, open-source edition, 2019.
- Instructor’s lecture notes, to be posted on Moodle.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Curriculum sample or proposal ↗Fall (printed in proposal) 2025 (proposed outline)
- Draft outline embedded in the October 3, 2025 Senate curriculum proposal. Required textbook is explicitly TBD; the listed books are other textbooks. The printed Fall 2025 heading does not confirm an actual offering.