University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

Course Outline Report

Subject:MA-234 Linear Algebra

Department: Department of Mathematics Printed Date: 29/08/2018

Course Description

This course starts with the basic concepts of matrices and matrix algebra, methods of solving systems of linear
equations basic concepts of Linear spaces in the concrete setting of real linear space Rn. .Then it describes
abstract vector spaces and linear transformations, relation between matrices and linear transformation. similarity
of matrices, methods of computing eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagnalization, Jorden canonical forms.
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Course Detail

Faculty Dr Asma Rashid Butt

Contact asma@uet.edu.pk

Credit Hrs 3.0

Pre-requisite

Domain
CLOs Description PLOs Domain Level

M easureable Student Learning Outcomes

CLO1 Recognize and solve system of linear equations, then apply to PLO1 Cognitive 1.
flow models. Remember

CLO2 Analyze the finite and infinite dimensional linear spaces and PLO2 Cognitive 4. Analyze
their bases.

CLO3 Evaluate the Eigen values and Eigen vectors by using the PLO2 Cognitive 5. Evaluate
characteristic polynomial.

CLO4 Exemplify linear transformations in Rn and distinguish linear PLO1 Cognitive 2.

transformation from non-linear mappings Understand

Text Books

1. Elementary linear algebra (2014), Howard Anton, 11th edition, Jhon Wiely & Sons, Inc.
2. Linear Algebra and Its Applications (2005), Gilbert Strang, 4th edition, Cengage Learning
3. Linear Algebra with applications (2013), W. keith Nicholson, 7th edition, McGraw Hill.
4. Advanced Engineering Mathematics, E. Kreyszig, 10th edition, Jhon Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Grading Policy
quiz 1 10.0%

Mid 30.0%

quiz 2 10.0%

Final 40.0%

cp 10.0%

Tentative Weekly Lecture Plan

Week Topics CLOs

(Lec)

1 Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations CLO1

Matrices and Matrix Operations
Inverses; Rules of Matrix Arithmetic

2 Elementary Matrices and a Method for finding A-1, Further Results on Systems of CLO1
Equations and Inevitability

4 Evaluating Determinants by Row Reduction CLO1

Properties of the Determinant Function, Crammer Rule

6 Euclidean n-Space, Real Vector Spaces CLO2

Subspaces with Examples

5 Basis and Dimension, Linear dependence and Independence Spanning set, CLO1 ,
CLO2

7 Row Space, Columns Space CLO1 ,

CLO2

13 Inner Products CLO2

Orthogonality in Inner Product Spaces

14 Orthonormal Bases; Gram-Schmidt Process; CLO2

Orthogonal Matrice

9 Mid CLO1 ,
CLO2

11 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, CLO3

12 Diagonalization., Orthogonal Diagonalization CLO3

3 Gaussian Elimination. Guass Jorden, CLO1

Consistency conditions for a system of linear equations, some of its Applications in
Electrical Engineering and other fields

10 Basis of Null space, Rank and Nullity,Dimension Theorem. CLO2

8 Homogeneous system of linear equations, its Consistency conditions, solution space CLO1 ,
CLO2
15 Orthogonal Matrices, Rotation matrix Reflection, shear, Dilation contraction matrices CLO4

16 Non diagnolizable matrices and Jorden canonical forms CLO3

17 Linear Transformat.ions, General Linear Transformations CLO4

Kernel and Range

18 CLO4
Matrices of General Linear Transformations,
Similarity, Isomorphism

19 Final CLO3 ,
CLO4