Unit 2 – Linear Algebra II

Daily Lessons
2.1 – Vector Spaces and Subspaces
 Determine whether a vector is an element of Col (A )
 Determine whether a vector is an element of Nul( A)
2.2 – Bases and Coordinate Systems
 Apply the definition of basis to determine whether a vector set is a basis of Rn
 Find a vector set for Nul( A)
 Find a basis for both Col ( A ) and Nul( A)
 Find [ x ] Bgiven the basis B for a vector set
 Find x given [ x ] B, where B is the basis for a vector set
2.3 – Determinants, and Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
 Compute the determinant of a matrix by cofactor expansion
 Determine whether vectors are eigenvectors and whether scalars are eigenvalues of a
matrix A
 Find a vector set and basis for an eigenspace
2.4 – The Characteristic Equation
 Find the characteristic polynomial of a matrix
 Use the characteristic equation to find eigenvalues of a matrix
2.5 – Diagonalization
 Find Ak for a 2 ×2matrix A=PD P−1 given P and D
 Diagonalize a square matrix (up to 4 × 4)
 Determine whether a matrix is diagonalizable
2.6 – Orthogonal Sets and Orthogonal Projections
 Determine whether a vector set is an orthogonal set
 Express a vector as the linear combinations of an orthogonal basis
 Convert an orthogonal basis to an orthonormal basis
 Find the orthogonal projection of one vector onto another
 Apply the Orthogonal Decomposition Theorem (i.e., write a vector as the sum of a vector
in its span and a vector orthogonal to its span)

Homework Worksheets and Answers

Blank Homework Packet
Vector Spaces and Subspaces
Bases and Coordinate Systems
Determinates, Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
The Characteristic Equation
Diagonalization
Orthogonal Sets and Orthogonal Projections