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Description
Various applications of linear algebra: theory of finite games, linear programming, matrix methods as applied to finite Markov chains, random walk, incidence matrices, graphs and directed graphs, networks, transportation problems.

 

Prerequisite:
1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (MATH461, MATH240, MATH341).

 

Level of Rigor

Standard

 

Sample Textbooks

Linear Algebra and its Applications/w Study Guide, by David Lay

Applied Linear Algebra, by P.J. Olver & C. Shakiban

 

Applications



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