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What is a set V?
What are the two operations objects in the set V can be manipulated with?
What does 'o-plus' act like?
addition
What does 'o-dot' act like?
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'o-plus' defines...
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'o-dot' defines...
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What do the closure conditions guarantee?
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What is a vector space?
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What is Axiom 1 (A1)?
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What is Axiom 2 (A2)?
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What is Axiom 3 (A3)?
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What is Axiom 4 (A4)?
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What is Axiom 5 (A5)?
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What is Axiom 6 (A6)?
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What is Axiom 7 (A7)?
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What is Axiom 8 (A8)?
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How is Axiom 8 (A8) described?
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If Axiom 3 (A3) fails, which axiom will automatically fail?
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If V is closed under 'o-plus' and 'o-dot' and A1-A8 are satisfied, what does that mean?
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What is the definition of a subset?
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What analogy can we use to describe S?
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What must S contain?
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Since S inherits the vector space structure from V, what do we know about the axioms?
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V and the {0v} (0 vector) are subspaces of V and all other subspaces are...
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What is the span of a set of vectors?
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Is the span of a set of vectors closed?
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A span of a set of vectors is the ____ subspace of V containing the vectors in the set.
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If the span of {a1......an} = V, then:
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{a1.....an} is called a spanning set of V if and only if:
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What is the nullspace of a matrix?
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Vectors are linearly independent if and only if:
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Any set of vectors containing the zero vector is:
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A single non-zero vector is:
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Two vectors a1 & a2 are linearly dependent if and only if:
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In a set of linearly dependent vectors at least one of them can:
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For linearly dependent vectors, then the span can be seen as:
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Adding vectors to a set of linearly dependent vectors...
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A system that is underdetermined & homogeneous...
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A spanning set of linearly independent vectors forms a...
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A basis requires:
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A basis is a...
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If B = {a1.....an} is a basis of V, then...
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What is the dimension of a vector space?
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The standard basis is similar to the...
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For R3, the standard basis is:
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What is the spanning set (vectors)?
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What is the linearly independent set?
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What is the general rule for the dimension for Rn?
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What is the standard basis for R2x2?
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What is the spanning set (matrices)?
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What is the standard dimension rule for Rmxn?
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If dim(V) = n then...
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What is the dimension of a subspace?
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When using the standard basis, the representation vector will be...
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The representation vector depends on the...
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What is the key equation for change of basis?
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What is the transition matrix from U to V?
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What is the transition matrix from V to U?
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Elementary operations do not modify the rowspace of A.
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Elementary operations do modify the column space of A.
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What is the nullity of A?
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What is the rank of A?
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The number of columns of A equals...
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If the linear system Ax = b is consistent...
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If Ax = b is consistent for any b in R^m:
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A transformation is linear if and only if:
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When is L used for a transformation versus T?
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The image of a linear combination...
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When checking if a transformation is linear, what should you check first?
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In order to be linear:
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A similarity transformation preserves...
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How do you calculate the trace of a matrix?
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What does ker(L) equal?
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What does range(L) equal?
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What is the rotation transformation matrix?
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What is the reflection about y=x?
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A matrix is invertible if:
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Reflections are always invertible.
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Rotations are always invertible.
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Projections are never invertible.
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Study Notes
Vector Space Basics
- A set V consists of a collection of objects, known as vectors.
- Operations on set V include "o-plus" (addition) and "o-dot" (multiplication).
- Closure conditions ensure that operations produce results within set V and allow for linear combinations.
Axioms of Vector Spaces
- A vector space is nonempty and closed under "o-plus" and "o-dot," satisfying axioms A1 to A8 for all x, y, z in V and real numbers alpha, beta.
- Axiom 1: "o-plus" is commutative.
- Axiom 2: "o-plus" is associative.
- Axiom 3: There is a unique zero vector neutral for "o-plus."
- Axiom 4: Each vector x has a unique additive inverse -x.
- Axiom 5: "o-dot" is associative.
- Axiom 6: Distributivity of "o-dot" with respect to the sum of scalars holds.
- Axiom 7: Distributivity of multiplication with respect to "o-plus."
- Axiom 8: One is the neutral element for "o-dot," akin to the multiplicative identity.
Subspaces and Span
- A subset S of V is a subspace if it is closed under "o-plus" and "o-dot," also containing the zero vector.
- The span of a set of vectors is the smallest subspace containing all linear combinations of those vectors.
- If the span of vectors equals V, they form a spanning set for V.
Linear Independence and Dependence
- Vectors are linearly independent if the equation for their linear combination results only in the trivial solution.
- A single non-zero vector is always linearly independent, while a set containing the zero vector is linearly dependent.
- For two vectors, if one is a scalar multiple of the other, they are linearly dependent.
Basis and Dimension
- A basis is a minimal spanning set of linearly independent vectors, uniquely defining the vector space.
- The dimension of a vector space is the number of vectors in any basis for that space.
- For finite-dimensional spaces, all bases have the same number of vectors.
Transition and Transformation
- Transition matrices relate different bases, calculated by multiplying inverse matrices.
- Linear transformations preserve the operations of addition and scalar multiplication.
- To verify linearity, ensure the zero vector maps correctly and check if linear combinations maintain linearity.
Matrix Properties
- A matrix is invertible if its determinant is not zero.
- Certain transformations, like rotations and reflections, are always invertible, while projections are not.
- The kernel of a transformation corresponds to the nullspace of a matrix, and the range corresponds to the column space.
Special Cases
- In R3, the standard basis consists of unit vectors along coordinate axes.
- The trace of a matrix is obtained by summing diagonal elements.
- For any linear system Ax = b to be consistent, b must reside in the column space of A.
Summary of Key Definitions
- Nullspace: Set of solutions for the homogeneous equation Ax = 0.
- Rank: Number of leading ones in the row echelon form of a matrix.
- The equation relating columns of A includes the rank and nullity as variables balancing the total columns.
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