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Some Parting Thoughts - . .: - Linear Algebra

This document summarizes some parting thoughts from a lecture on linear algebra. It discusses that linear algebra comes up in many fields and can now be readily done using tools like MATLAB. It also describes different levels of understanding linear algebra from simple intuitive views to more precise platonic and quantitative views. Finally, it lists some related follow up courses that cover topics like linear dynamical systems and convex optimization.

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Some Parting Thoughts - . .: - Linear Algebra

This document summarizes some parting thoughts from a lecture on linear algebra. It discusses that linear algebra comes up in many fields and can now be readily done using tools like MATLAB. It also describes different levels of understanding linear algebra from simple intuitive views to more precise platonic and quantitative views. Finally, it lists some related follow up courses that cover topics like linear dynamical systems and convex optimization.

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EE263 Autumn 2007-08

Stephen Boyd

Lecture 20
Some parting thoughts . . .

linear algebra
levels of understanding
whats next?

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Linear algebra
comes up in many practical contexts (EE, ME, CE, AA, OR, Econ, . . . )
nowadays is readily done
cf. 10 yrs ago (when it was mostly talked about)

Matlab or equiv for fooling around


real codes (e.g., LAPACK) widely available
current level of linear algebra technology:
500 1000 vbles: easy with general purpose codes
much more possible with special structure, special codes (e.g., sparse,
convolution, banded, . . . )
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Levels of understanding
Simple, intuitive view:
17 vbles, 17 eqns: usually has unique solution
80 vbles, 60 eqns: 20 extra degrees of freedom
Platonic view:
singular, rank, range, nullspace, Jordan form, controllability
everything is precise & unambiguous
gives insight & deeper understanding
sometimes misleading in practice
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Quantitative view:
based on ideas like least-squares, SVD
gives numerical measures for ideas like singularity, rank, etc.
interpretation depends on (practical) context
very useful in practice

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must have understanding at one level before moving to next


never forget which level you are operating in

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Whats next?

EE363 linear dynamical systems (08-09)


EE364a convex optimization I (Win 07-08)
EE364b convex optimization II (Spr 07-08)
(plus lots of other EE, CS, ICME, MS&E, Stat, ME, AA courses on signal
processing, control, graphics & vision, adaptive systems, machine learning,
computational geometry, numerical linear algebra, . . . )

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