Session Overview
This session introduces the method of elimination, an essential tool for working with matrices. The method follows a simple algorithm. To help make sense of material presented later, we describe this algorithm in terms of matrix multiplication. |
Session Activities
Lecture Video and Summary
- Watch the video lecture Elimination with Matrices (00:47:42)
- Read the accompanying lecture summary (PDF)
- Lecture video transcript (PDF)
Suggested Reading
- Read Section 2.2 through 2.3 in the 4th or 5th edition.
Problem Solving Video
- Watch the recitation video on
Elimination with Matrices (00:10:13)
Recitation: Elimination with Matrices
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- Recitation video transcript (PDF)
Check Yourself
Problems and Solutions
Work the problems on your own and check your answers when you're done.