Matrices

666 bro · 2020-05-13 23:47:43

Now I'm learning matrices my question is what does a compact form of an matrix really mean?

Bob · 2020-05-14 00:31:52

Wow! Where did that come from?

I have never met this term. I did a bit of internet searching and found two possibilities:

Compact matrix pseudogroups: https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio … eudogroups

and

Compact quantum group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_quantum_group

It sounds like you'll need to study group theory first.

Bob

666 bro · 2020-05-22 12:54:17

What does the transpose of a matrix mean and how it could be visually seen?

Bob · 2020-05-22 20:52:53

hi 666 bro

You turn the rows into columns:

Bob

666 bro · 2020-05-25 23:23:38

Generally how would we express the given arbitary matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew symmetric matrix?

Bob · 2020-05-26 00:14:02

hi 666 bro

I've not met this before so I had to find out what symmetric and skew symmetric mean.

Firstly note: these terms only apply to square matrices: n by n or rows = columns

A matrix is said to be symmetric if it equals its transpose.

and skew symmetric if negating it gives the transpose.

For a symmetric matrix the elements are 'reflected' in the leading diagonal. For a skew, the leading diagonal must have only zeros and the other elements reverse their sign when reflected in the leading diagonal.

example:

and

Suppose B is any square matrix, and consider

The leading diagonal of both B and its transpose are the same, so when subtracted the result has only zeros on that diagonal. The other elements have the property required for a skew matrix, so this new matrix is skew. This is best understood by seeing an example.

Hopefully, you can see how the elements occur again in the reflected positions with their sign changed.

Now consider the matrix 1/2(B + Btranspose). This time the result is a symmetric matrix.

Thus we have a way to make a sum of two matrices,one skew and one symmetric, to make any square matrix.

which is what you are looking for.

Bob

666 bro · 2020-05-26 22:06:48

If A and B are symmetric matrices of same order(nxn) then how could ( AB-BA) be an skew symmetric matrix?, please explain with an example?

Bob · 2020-05-26 23:13:11

A 2 x 2 version of a proof is straight forward enough:

Multiplying these swopped around gives

So AB - BA gives

This is skew symmetric.

The general proof for n by n matrices is going to look very much more complicated as it will involve a subscript i,j type elements. Do you want me to have a go?

Bob

666 bro · 2020-06-05 16:58:47

Would you please explain the following topics:
(1) elementary operations(transformations) of a matrix
(2) invertible matrices, inverse of a matrix by elementary operations

Jai Ganesh · 2020-06-05 21:25:05

Hi,

See these links:

Types of Matrix

Determinant of a Matrix

Inverse of a Matrix

Inverse of a Matrix using Elementary Row Operations.

666 bro · 2020-06-06 18:17:22

how to find inverse of matrix using elementary operations of an matrix and without using determinants?

Bob · 2020-06-06 19:25:34

The link you were given before does this:

Inverse of a Matrix using Elementary Row Operations.

Bob

666 bro · 2020-06-08 02:02:24

Why does the method of finding inverse operations using elementary operations looks so hard and what should I do to reduce the mistakes while doing this method? Especially for 3x3 matrices?

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Bob · 2020-06-08 19:35:32

With any area of maths that is causing me difficulties I take a step back to easier questions first. How are you getting on with applying the method for 2 x 2 matrices? If that's OK, try 3 x 3 with simple numbers in the cells … maybe have some lines with just a single 1 and the rest zeros. Build up to more complicated cases gradually.

Bob

666 bro · 2020-06-12 16:09:57

This is what I know about a inverse of matrices using row operations. please ask me questions to challenge my understanding?

Bob · 2020-06-12 21:16:33

hi 666bro

Ok. Here's Q1:

Use elementary operations to find the inverse of

Check by multiplying that your answer is correct. To post the answer use square brackets math and /math commands with the matrix like this:

\begin{pmatrix}
a & b\\
b & c
\end{pmatrix}

Bob

Agnishom · 2020-06-24 03:13:49

Just a thought: People should really learn linear algebra, not "matrices"

666 bro · 2020-06-24 04:31:02

But I'm a 12th class student. How would I start learning linear algebra at a time?

Agnishom · 2020-06-25 05:14:21

What does the phrase "at a time" mean?

I had been a 12th class student about 4-5 years ago, so I feel you. A good resource for learning Linear Algebra is "Linear Algebra Done Right". Also, Alon Amit's Abstract Motivated Linear Algebra seems very approachable, except that not many chapters have been published.

Linear algebra is the study of a kind of mathematical object called "vectors" and also nice transformations of vectors (e.g, rotation, scaling, reflection). Matrices are a specific mechanism that lets one describe and manipulate these transformations. As I understand, the way matrices are taught in the 12th standard is ill-motivated. They project matrices as the central object of study, rather than vectors. As a result, they end up teaching students a very mechanical view of the subject -- the students tend to think that they need to learn to compute determinants, transposes, inverse of matrices, without understanding what any of that is good for.

As far as I can tell, all subfields of STEM use linear algebra in some form or the other. That includes pure mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers, physicists. Having a good understanding of linear algebra is of immense value.

666 bro · 2020-06-25 13:00:27

Ok, I want to learn linear algebra as a beginner so, where should I start learning?

Agnishom · 2020-06-25 16:55:38

Agnishom wrote:

A good resource for learning Linear Algebra is "Linear Algebra Done Right". Also, Alon Amit's Abstract Motivated Linear Algebra seems very approachable, except that not many chapters have been published.

You can also look into https://www.codingthematrix.com/ if that sort of thing interests you

666 bro · 2020-06-25 16:56:38

Is it for beginners? and I'm not familiar with coding.

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Agnishom · 2020-06-26 02:40:22

The books I mentioned are for beginners, yes. Not sure about 'coding the matrix' but it might have an intro to coding as well

666 bro · 2020-06-26 03:03:23

Will miscellaneous exercises of matrices in ncert maths textbook helps us for understanding concrete concepts?

Agnishom · 2020-06-26 14:16:19

What are concrete concepts?

My experience is that the Miscellaneous exercises in the NCERT books are pretty good for testing your problem solving abilities. However, the way they are taught in schools often does not encourage students to reflect on what really is happening.

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