Department of Mathematics

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Powai, Mumbai–400076, INDIA.

MA 106–Linear Algebra
Spring 2014

Instructors
B. V. Limaye
Murali Srinivasan
 Syllabus and Course Outline of MA 106

For the syllabus and the complete list of references see http://www.math.iitb.ac.in/academic/btech.pdf .
Reference
T. Apostol, “Calculus, Vol. II, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons (1969).
E. Kreyszig, “Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, 8th Edition, John Wiley and Sons (1999).
Lecture Notes will be put up on Moodle after each lecture.
Course Outline

1. Generalities about matrices, matrix multiplication, special kinds of matrices.

2. Systems of equations and Gauss elimination, Elementary Matrices, Inverse of a matrix.

3. Determinants (as multilinear, alternating, normalized functions), product rule.

4. Vector spaces, notions of linear independence and dependence, the linear span of a set of vectors,
vector subspaces, basis of a vector subspace, the row space, null space, column space of a matrix,
rank of a matrix.

5. Linear transformations, the rank-nullity theorem and the matrix of a linear transformation.

6. Inner products, the Gram-Schmidt process, orthonormal bases, projections and the least squares
approximation.

7. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, characteristic polynomials and the eigenvalues of special matrices (or-
thogonal, unitary, symmetric, hermitian, skew-symmetric, normal), Algebraic and geometric multi-
plicities and diagonalisation by similarity transformations, the spectral theorem.

Time Table
Classes & Tutorials
Batch Lecture Slots Lecture Timings Venue Tut. Slots Tut. Timings Tut. Venue
D1 2A Mon : 9:30-10:25
2B Tue : 10:35-11:30 Hall 1 3C Thu: 8:30-9:25 LCT 31,32,33,22,23
2C Thu : 11:35-12:30
D2 2A Mon : 9:30-10:25
2B Tue : 10:35-11:30 Hall 2 3C Thu: 8:30-9:25 LCT 34,35,36,25,26
2C Thu : 11:35-12:30
D3 9A Mon : 15:30-16:55
9B Thu : 15:30-16:55 Hall 1 X2 Wed: 15:00-15:55 LCT 31,32,33,22,23
D4 9A Mon : 15:30-16:55
9B Thu : 15:30-16:55 Hall 2 X2 Wed: 15:00-15:55 LCT 34,35,36,25,26
Office Hours/ Extra Classes
Slot 7A (Wednesday : 8:30 A.M.- 9:25 A.M. ) for D1 & D3
Slot 7B (Friday : 8:30 A.M.- 9:25 A.M. ) for D2 & D4

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Time Table for Tutorials

Venue Batch Timings

LCT 31 D1 T1 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 32 D1 T2 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 33 D1 T3 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 22 D1 T4 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 23 D1 T5 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 34 D2 T1 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 35 D2 T2 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 36 D2 T3 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 25 D2 T4 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 26 D2 T5 Thu : 8:30-9:25
LCT 31 D3 T1 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 32 D3 T2 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 33 D3 T3 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 22 D3 T4 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 23 D3 T5 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 34 D4 T1 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 35 D4 T2 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 36 D4 T3 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 25 D4 T4 Wed: 15:00-15:55
LCT 26 D4 T5 Wed: 15:00-15:55

Policy for Attendance

Attendance in both lecture and tutorial classes is compulsory. Students who fail to attend 80% of the
lecture and tutorial classes may be awarded XX grade.

Lecture Plan
Week 1 Matrices and Gauss Elimination
Week 2 Gauss Elimination (continued),
Determinants, Vector spaces, Subspaces.
Week 3 Basis and Dimension of a subspace,
row rank, column rank, rank in terms of determinant
Week 4 Linear Transfornations, Coordinate vectors,
Matrix of a linear Transformation
Week 5 Inner product spaces, Gram-Schmidt process,
Projections and Least Squares approximation
Week 6 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Algebraic and Geometric multiplicities,
Spectral Theorem

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Tutorial Plan
Tut 1 Matrices + Gauss Elimination
Tut 2 Gauss Elimination + Determinants + Vector spaces
Tut 3 Vector Spaces and Linear Transformations
Tut 4 Inner Product Spaces
Tut 5 Eigenvalues & Eigenvectors

Evaluation
Quiz TBA 40 Minutes 20 marks
Final Examination TBA 2 Hours 60 marks

Instructors
D1 & D3 : B. V. Limaye : Room 211 E, Department of Mathematics, Phone no. 7465

D2 & D4 : Murali Srinivasan (Instructor-in-charge) : Room 104 C, Department of Mathematics, Phone

no. 7484