2022–23–B

Dr. Inna Entova-Aizenbud

Time and Place:

  • יום א 12:00 - 10:00 in גולדברגר [28] חדר 106
  • יום ג 14:00 - 12:00 in ביה”ס אילנות [97] חדר 202

Course topics

  • Rings. Ring of polynomials and its ideal structure. The prime factorization of a polynomial. Lagrange interpolation.
  • Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of linear operators.
  • Characteristic polynomial and Cayley-Hamilton theorem. The primary decomposition theorem. Diagonalization. Nilpotent operators. Jordan decomposition in small dimension Jordan decomposition in general dimension- time permitted
  • Linear forms. Dual basis. Bilinear forms.
  • Inner product spaces. Orthogonal bases. Projections. Adjoint linear transformation. Unitary and Hermitian operators.
  • Normal operators and the spectral decomposition theorem. Singular value decomposition theorem and applications.

University course catalogue: 201.1.1221