Pre-class activity: Introduction to eigenvalues and eigenvectors


An introductory activity on eigenvalues and eigenvectors in which students do basic matrix-vector multiplication calculations to find whether given vectors are eigenvectors, to determine the eigenvalue corresponding to an eigenvector and to find an eigenvector corresponding to an eigenvalue. This activity is self-contained and does not require any previous experience with eigenvalues or eigenvectors.

Created On
June 9th, 2017
7 years ago
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2
Type
 Handout
Timeframe
 Pre-class
Perspective
 Introduction
Language
 English
Content Type
text/html; charset=utf-8

History

June 9th, 2017 7 years ago

Submitted by Feryal Alayont 

January 8th, 2018 6 years ago

Sarah Eichhorn  Approved!