Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Western Main Campus

Mathematics 1700A/B

LINEAR ALGEBRA I FOR THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES


An enriched version of Mathematics 1600A/B. Complex numbers and the integers modulo a prime; vectors, lines, planes; solving linear systems; spanning sets and linear independence; matrix algebra; elementary matrices; subspaces, bases, dimension and rank; introduction to linear transformations; determinants; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; similarity and diagonalization; Markov chains and other applications.

Antirequisite(s): Mathematics 1600A/B, Mathematics 2211A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 1411A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 2811A/B, the former Mathematics 2120A/B.

Prerequisite(s): One of Mathematics 1120A/B (recommended), Calculus 1000A/B or Calculus 1500A/B with a minimum mark of 70% in the case of Calculus 1000A/B or Calculus 1500A/B.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY C i  
Subject Code: MATH

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Integrated Science Program - (WISc) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE WITH ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Integrated Science Program - (WISc) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE WITH PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | MAJOR IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | MINOR IN MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AND NUMERICAL METHODS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MINOR IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN STATISTICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MAJOR IN APPLIED STATISTICS