MAST 235
Linear Algebra and Applications II
Winter 2026
Topics
- Linear systems and network problems
- Closed and open Leontief economic models
- Determinants and polynomial interpolation
- Vandermonde matrices
- Diagonalization and dynamical systems
- Real and complex inner-product spaces
- Norms and Cauchy–Schwarz inequality
- Orthogonal projections and complements
- Least-squares solutions
- Gram–Schmidt process and Gram matrices
- Orthogonal and unitary matrices
- Quadratic forms and self-adjoint operators
- Spectral and Cayley–Hamilton theorems
- Singular-value decomposition
Readings
- W. Keith Nicholson. Linear Algebra with Applications. Open Texts by Lyryx. https://lyryx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Nicholson-OpenLAWA-2018A.pdf
- Ward Cheney and David Kincaid. Linear Algebra, Theory and Applications. Any edition may be used.
- Lecture and classwork files posted on Moodle.
Winter 2024 · MAST 235
Readings
- Fred E. Szabo, Linear Algebra: An Introduction Using Maple, Academic Press.
Winter 2023 · MAST 235
Readings
- Fred E. Szabo, Linear Algebra: An Introduction Using Maple, Academic Press.
Fall 2022 · MAST 235
Readings
- Linear Algebra with Applications, by W. Keith Nicholson, Open Texts by Lyryx.
- Fred E. Szabo, Linear Algebra: An Introduction Using Maple, Academic Press.
Winter 2022 · MAST 235
Readings
- Linear Algebra, Theory and Applications, by Ward Cheney & David Kincaid, 2nd Edition, Publisher: Jones & Bartlett.
Fall 2021 · MAST 235
Readings
- Linear Algebra, Theory and Applications, by Ward Cheney & David Kincaid, 2nd Edition, Publisher: Jones & Bartlett.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus or course outline ↗Winter 2026
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2024
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2023
- Historical course outline ↗Fall 2022
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2022
- Historical course outline ↗Fall 2021
- Winter 2026 outline. Explicitly no mandatory textbook. The books are complementary sources for additional reading and practice.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.