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Kevin James
Fact
For every u ∈ V and c ∈ K
1 0K u = 0V
2 c0V = 0V
3 −u = (−1K )u
Fact
For every u ∈ V and c ∈ K
1 0K u = 0V
2 c0V = 0V
3 −u = (−1K )u
Example
d2
Take K = R and V = {x : R → R | dt 2
x + x = 0}.
Then V is a vector space.
Fact
For every u ∈ V and c ∈ K
1 0K u = 0V
2 c0V = 0V
3 −u = (−1K )u
Example
2
d
Take K = R and V = {x : R → R | dt 2 x + x = 0}.
Then V is a vector space.
Note that x(0) and x 0 (0) completely determine any x ∈ V . Thus,
V is essentially the same as R2 as a vector space.
Example
The following are vector spaces.
1 K n is a vector space over K .
2 Suppose that S is any set and that K is a field. Then
{f : S → K } is a vector space over K .
3 The set Pn = {p(x) ∈ K [x] | deg(p) ≤ n} ∪ {0Pn }.
Definition
Suppose that K is a field and V is a vector space over K . If
W ⊆ V is also a vector space over K with the same operations as
those defined on V , then we say that W is a subspace of V and
write W ≤ V .
Definition
Suppose that K is a field and V is a vector space over K . If
W ⊆ V is also a vector space over K with the same operations as
those defined on V , then we say that W is a subspace of V and
write W ≤ V .
Note
If X is a vector space over a field K and Y ⊆ X . Then Y ≤ X
provided that Y is closed under the addition and scalar
multiplication defined on X .
Definition
Let K be a field and let Z be a vector space over K . Let
X , Y ⊆ Z . Define the sum X + Y of X and Y as
X + Y = {(x + y ) | x ∈ X ; y ∈ Y }.
Note
Suppose that V is a vector space over K and that
{v1 , . . . , vk } ⊆ V . Then Span(v1 , . . . , vk ) is the smallest subspace
of V containing {v1 , . . . , vk } ⊆ V .
Definition
Suppose that V is a vector space over K and that
S = {v1 , . . . , vk } ⊆ V . We say that S is linearly dependent if 0V
can be realized as a non-trivial linear combination of the vectors in
S.
Definition
Suppose that V is a vector space over K and that
S = {v1 , . . . , vk } ⊆ V . We say that S is linearly dependent if 0V
can be realized as a non-trivial linear combination of the vectors in
S.
If S is not linearly dependent, then we say that S is
linearly independent.
Definition
Suppose that V is a vector space over K and that
S = {v1 , . . . , vk } ⊆ V . We say that S is linearly dependent if 0V
can be realized as a non-trivial linear combination of the vectors in
S.
If S is not linearly dependent, then we say that S is
linearly independent.
Note
Any set containing 0V is linearly dependent.
Definition
A finite set of vectors which span X and are linearly independent is
called a basis for X .
Definition
A finite set of vectors which span X and are linearly independent is
called a basis for X .
Lemma
A non-trivial vector space X over a field K which is spanned by a
finite set of vectors x1 , . . . , xn has a basis.
Theorem
All bases of a finite dimensional vector space X over a field K
contain the same number of vectors.
Theorem
All bases of a finite dimensional vector space X over a field K
contain the same number of vectors.
Definition
Suppose that X is a finite dimensional vector space over a field K .
The number which is the common size of all bases for X is called
the dimension of X over K and is denoted dimK (X ).
Theorem
All bases of a finite dimensional vector space X over a field K
contain the same number of vectors.
Definition
Suppose that X is a finite dimensional vector space over a field K .
The number which is the common size of all bases for X is called
the dimension of X over K and is denoted dimK (X ).
Theorem
Every linearly independent set of vectors {y1 , . . . , yj } in a finite
dimensional vector space X can be completed to a basis of X .
Definition
A vector space X is said to be a direct sum of its subspaces
Y1 , . . . , Ym if each x ∈ X can be written uniquely as x = m
P
j=1 yj ,
where yj ∈ Yj .
Definition
A vector space X is said to be a direct sum of its subspaces
Y1 , . . . , Ym if each x ∈ X can be written uniquely as x = m
P
j=1 yj ,
where yj ∈ Yj .
In this case we write X = Y1 ⊕ · · · ⊕ Ym .
Definition
A vector space X is said to be a direct sum of its subspaces
Y1 , . . . , Ym if each x ∈ X can be written uniquely as x = m
P
j=1 yj ,
where yj ∈ Yj .
In this case we write X = Y1 ⊕ · · · ⊕ Ym .
Note (Homework)
Pm
Show that if X = Y1 ⊕ · · · ⊕ Ym , then dimK (X ) = j=1 dimK (Yj ).
Fact (Homework)
Show that if X is finite dimensional over K with n = dimK (X ),
then X ∼
= K n.
Fact (Homework)
Show that if X is finite dimensional over K with n = dimK (X ),
then X ∼ = K n.
It follows that any two vector spaces over K with the same
dimension are isomorphic.
X /Y = {[x] | x ∈ X }.
X /Y = {[x] | x ∈ X }.
Fact
Suppose that X is a vector space over K and that Y ≤ X . Then,
X /Y is a vector space with operations
1 [x] + [w ] = [x + w ], and
2 k[x] = [kx] for k ∈ K .
(Part of your homework is to prove that these operations are
well-defined).
Theorem
Suppose that X is a finite dimensional vector space over K and
that Y ≤ X . Then
Theorem
Suppose that X is a finite dimensional vector space over K and
that Y ≤ X . Then
Corollary
Suppose that X is a finite dimensional vector space over K and
that Y ≤ X with dimK (Y ) = dimK (X ). Then X = Y .
Definition
Suppose that V and W are vector spaces over the same field K .
The Cartesian product of V and W is defined by
V × W = {(v , w ) | v ∈ V ; w ∈ W }.
Definition
Suppose that V and W are vector spaces over the same field K .
The Cartesian product of V and W is defined by
V × W = {(v , w ) | v ∈ V ; w ∈ W }.
Fact
Easy Exercise If V and W are vector spaces over the same
field K , then V × W is also a vector space over K .
Definition
Suppose that V and W are vector spaces over the same field K .
The Cartesian product of V and W is defined by
V × W = {(v , w ) | v ∈ V ; w ∈ W }.
Fact
Easy Exercise If V and W are vector spaces over the same
field K , then V × W is also a vector space over K .
Exercise 18 Show that dimK (V × W ) = dimK (V ) + dimK (W ).
Definition
Suppose that V and W are vector spaces over the same field K .
The Cartesian product of V and W is defined by
V × W = {(v , w ) | v ∈ V ; w ∈ W }.
Fact
Easy Exercise If V and W are vector spaces over the same
field K , then V × W is also a vector space over K .
Exercise 18 Show that dimK (V × W ) = dimK (V ) + dimK (W ).
Exercise 19 Show that (X × Y )/Y ∼
= X . (Hint: First we must
think carefully about what this notation means).
Kevin James Fundamentals of Vector Spaces and Subspaces