COURSE PLAN

LINEAR ALGEBRA – GEOPHYSICS

DATE TOPICS ACTIVITY
Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices HW1 (Gaussian
8/31 1. Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations Elimination)
2. Gaussian Elimination
3. Matrices and Matrix Operations
9/7 4. Inverses; Algebraic Properties of Matrices HW2 (Matrices)
5. Elementary Matrices and a Method for Finding 𝐴−1
PERSONAL
9/14
REASON
6. More on Linear System and Invertible Matrices
Q1 (Elimination +
9/21 7. Diagonal, Triangular, and Symmetric Matrices
invers)
8. Matrix Transformation
9/28 HOLIDAY
Determinants
10/5 1. Determinants by Cofactor Expansion
2. Row Reduction
10/12 3. Properties of Determinants; Cramer’s Rule Q2
10/16-20 MID - TERM
INVESTIGASI
10/26
GEOFISIKA
Euclidean Vector Spaces
1. Vectors in 2-Space, 3-Space, and 𝑛-Space
11/2 HW3
2. Norm, Dot Product, Distance in R𝑛
3. Orthogonality
4. Cross Product
11/9 Q3
5. The Geometry of Linear Systems
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
11/16 1. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
2. Diagonalization
11/23 3. Complex Vector Spaces Q4
Numerical Methods
11/30 HW4
1. LU-Decompositions
12/7 2. Singular Value Decomposition
12/11-22 FINAL TERM

References:
- Elementary Linear Algebra (Applications Version) – Howard Anton & Chris Rorres
- Larson, R., Edwars, B., 2016, Calculus 11th Edition Cengage Learning: Boston, USA.
- Strang, G.,1988, Linear Algebra and Its Applications Third Edition, Thomson Learning, USA