Math 406
Table of Contents
Math 406 Homework
from Linear Algebra,
by Petersen

Chapter 2

We will be rapidly covering sections 2.3-2.5 of the textbook for those who have not seen this material already. These sections were covered in Math 306 the previous two quarters. Please read/review these sections to get yourself up to speed.

2.3: 1ab,2ab,3a,4ab,13,16,21

  • For 1b, just find the characteristic polyniomial. The eigenvalues are real but difficult to compute - you need Cardano's formulas.
  • Solutions

2.4: 1,4,6,7,8

2.5: 1ab,2ab,3a,4ab,8,13d,15 (use 13),18 (see example 53 page 115),19

  • Most of the work for 1-4 was already done in section 3 HW
  • Solutions

2.6: 1,2,3,6,11,12

2.7: 1-6,11,12

2.8: 1-5,8,9

Chapter 3

3.2: 2,5,7,9

3.3: 1,4,5,10

3.4: 1-5,7,11,13b

3.5: 5,8,15

Chapter 4

4.1: 1,4,7,8,10

4.2: 3,4,5,6

4.3: 1,2,3,7

4.4: 3,4

 

 
 
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