Solve systems of linear equations, motivated by various application problems. Matrices provide an abstract view of such systems and point to algorithms for solving them. Matrices provide a mathematical system where commutativity fails.
| Instructional Days
(suggested)
22 - 25 days |
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| a. Problems leading to systems of linear equations. | 2 |
| b. Solution by substitution and by elimination. | 3-4 |
| c. Matrix addition, subtraction, multiplication; parallels between matrices and numbers. | 5-6 |
| d. Representing a system as one matrix equation and using an inverse matrix to solve. | 5 |
| e. Modeling and solving problems using matrices. | 5-6 |
| Review and testing | 2 |