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The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Industrial Mathematics, Bachelor's Programme
  • Mathematics, 1-year Programme

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended previous knowledge

Calculus 1 and Programming

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to

  • Explain and apply key concepts from the theory of systems of linear equations.
  • Give an account of important results and connections between concepts in this theory.
  • Apply the most common methods in linear algebra and explain why they work.
  • Prove results in linear algebra.
  • Apply software to solve problems in linear algebra.

Contents

Vectors, matrices, linear systems of equations, vector space, subspace, linear independence, basis, rank, orthogonality, least squares, determinants, linear transformations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization, symmetric matrices, singular value decomposition.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, group work, mandatory hand-ins. Estimated workload of the course is 267 hours.

Examination requirements

Approved mandatory hand-ins. See Canvas for more information.

Examinations

5-hours written exam under supervision. Graded assesment.

Student evaluation

The faculty member in charge of the module confers with the student rep which form of evaluation will be organized, and whether midterm or post hoc. Cfr the University regulations on quality assurance, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
MA-218 – Linear Algebra. 7.5
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