Math 221: Objectives

Winter 2024
Chapter 1 (Sections 1.1-1.4 and 1.6-1.8)

1. Convert between the following representations of a linear system using the correct notation:

• A set of linear equations (row idea)

• A single vector equation (column idea)
• A single matrix equation (matrix idea) A matrix equation is not an augmented matrix.

2. Given an augmented matrix in RREF:

• Determine if the system is consistent.

• Write the solution set using set notation or vector notation.

3. Carry out row reduction on a matrix to put it into row echelon form (REF) or reduced row echelon
form (RREF).

4. Perform matrix multiplication as well as other algebraic operations (addition and scalar multiplica-
tion) with matrices.

5. Given a matrix A, and a vector b, find the solution of Ax = b.

6. Given an n × m matrix A and an m × p matrix B, describe how the columns of the product AB are
obtained from the columns of A.

7. Calculate the inverse of a matrix. Use the inverse matrices to solve matrix equations.

8. Construct elementary matrices and demonstrate how row operations can be represented by multipli-
cation with an elementary matrix.

9. Given a matrix A, construct the LU factorization or the LDU factorization when possible.

10. Given an n × n matrix A and an n × n permutation matrix P , describe how the rows of P A are
related to rows of A.