1.2 Matrices as linear maps
1.3 General linear maps
1.4 Kernel and image
§2 Operations on linear maps
2.1 Matrix representations of linear maps
2.2 Four basic operations on linear maps
2.3 Linear functionals
§3 Change of bases and similarity of matrices
3.1 Matrix changes and basis changes
3.2 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
3.3 Geometric interpretation
3.4 Diagonalization of matrices
Chapter 4 Determinants and applications (10h)
§1 Low order determinants
1.1 Determinants of order 2 and plane geometry
1.2 Scalar products, vector products and mixed products of vectors
1.3 Determinants of order 3 and space geometry
§2 Higher order determinants
2.1 Multilinearity of determinants
2.2 Construction of the determinant function
2.3 Frequently used properties
2.4 Examples of computations
§3 Applications of determinants
3.1 Cramer’s rule