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Slide Set 02d: Nutshell—$\mathbf{A}\vec{x}=\vec{b}$ and the Gaussian Eliminator 9000
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Slide Set 04a: Basic matrix wrangling & the dangers of multiplication
Note Set 03a: The way of the Elimination Matrix
If a matrix can do the job for us, we embrace that matrix. We show how row operations, both eliminations and swaps, can be performed by special matrices premultipling our friend $\mathbf{A}\vec{x}=\vec{b}$.
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03a: The way of the Elimination Matrix
Slide Set 02d: Nutshell—$\mathbf{A}\vec{x}=\vec{b}$ and the Gaussian Eliminator 9000
All Slides
Slide Set 04a: Basic matrix wrangling & the dangers of multiplication