Course Title Course Code Structure (I-P-C)
Linear Algebra DS152 3 0 3
Pre-requisite, if any: Nil
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course the students will be able to:
CO1 Solve a system of linear equations.
CO2 Determine a basis for a given vector space and find a direct sum of given subspaces.
CO3 Find matrix representation of linear transformations and use linear transformations to
model problems arising in engineering.
CO4 Apply Gram Schimdt orthogonalization process for given set of vectors and obtain
orthonormal set of vectors.
CO5 Apply spectral theorem for a given linear operator and determine whether a given linear
operator/matrix is diagonalizable or not by using eigen values and eigen vectors.
Syllabus:
Linear System of Equations: Gaussian Elimination, LU factorization, echelon forms, rank of
a matrix, existence, uniqueness and infinitely many solutions of linear equations.
Vector Spaces: Vector Space Definition, linear dependence and independence, span of vectors,
basis, and dimension, definition of a subspace, intersection and sum of subspaces, direct sums.
Linear Transformations: Linear Transformation Definition, Range of Linear Transformation,
Null Space of Linear Transformation, Rank – Nullity Theorem, Matrix representation of a
linear transformation, change of basis, invertible transformation, the four fundamental
subspaces associated with a linear transformation.
Inner Product Spaces: Inner Product Space Definition, induced norm, orthogonality, Gram-
Schmidt orthogonalization process, unitary transformations and isometry.
Eigen Decomposition: Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, characteristic polynomial, Cayley
Hamilton Theorem, eigen spaces, diagonalizability conditions, invariant subspaces, spectral
theorem.
Text Book(s):
1 C. D. Meyer, “Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra,” SIAM, 2000.
2 G. Strang, “Linear Algebra and its Applications,” Cengage Learning, 4th Edition,
2005.
References & Web Resources:
1. D. C. Lay, “Linear Algebra and its Applications,” Pearson Education, 4th edition,
2011.
2. V. Krishnamurthy, V. P. Mainra, J. L. Arora, An Introduction to Linear Algebra,
Affiliated East- West Press Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 1976.
3. Hoffman Kenneth and Kunze Ray, Linear Algebra, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1971.
