Programmathically

We introduce the matrix determinant and its uses. Furthermore, we learn how the determinant provides us with a shortcut to finding the inverse matrix. What is the matrix determinant? The determinant is a scalar value that can be obtained from a square matrix and which can be used to find the inverse of a

We learn how to construct transformation matrices and how to use them to rotate, stretch or otherwise transform vectors. A transformation matrix scales, shears, rotates, moves, or otherwise transforms the default coordinate system. In the process it maps coordinates from the current coordinate system to the one that resulted out of the transformation. A

In this post we learn how to perform matrix multiplication and why we need to be mindful of matrix dimensions. Furthermore, we look at the properties of matrix multiplication. Matrix multiplication is an operation that consists of the element-wise multiplication of all entries in a row of the first matrix with all entries in

We introduce and define matrices. Furthermore, we learn how to perform matrix addition and matrix subtraction. A matrix is simply a 2-dimensional vector. While vectors only have one dimension m, matrices have 2 dimensions m and n We say A is an matrix. As you can see, we usually denote matrices with capital letters.

In this post we define linear independence and walk through an example to develop an intuitive understanding of the concept. What is Linear Independence? When a set of several vectors is linearly independent, it is not possible to represent one vector as a linear combination of the remaining vectors in the set. Two orthogonal vectors

In this post, we learn how to calculate the dot product between two vectors. Furthermore, we look at orthogonal vectors and see how they relate to the dot product. What is the Inner Product? The inner product of two vectors is the sum of the element-wise products of two vectors. The result of the

In this short post, we will learn how to calculate the magnitude of a vector and how to obtain the unit vector. The magnitude of a Vector A vector has a direction and a magnitude (or length). The following vector has a direction of 1 on the x-axis and 3 on the y-axis.  But

In this post build a basic understanding of vectors and learn how to perform vector addition, vector subtraction, and vector scaling in a multidimensional space. We also take a brief look at how vectors can be used to construct matrices. What is a vector? A vector is an array of numbers that are arranged