GEOS 597e
Spatiotemporal Data Analysis Workshop

Prework 2:  Matrix algebra and Matlab

This week we'll learn some basic matrix notation and see how it's implemented in Matlab.

Last updated 9/13/06.  To be completed prior to class session Weds., Sept. 6th.



Introduction:

As a result of Homework 1, you have some experience with the CLUE/Matlab environment.  This week we'll review some basic matrix manipulations and see how to perform them
easily using Matlab.

Reading:

Strang, Ch. 1
.  Strang breaks his chapters down into small sections.  If this material is unfamiliar, I suggest you read a section per day cumulatively.

Optional: Elsner and Tsonis (Singular Spectrum Analysis: A New tool in time series analysis, New York: Plenum, 1996) build from Strang a simpler introduction to linear algebra concepts in their Chapters 1 and 2.  You may find it useful as well.

Reading questions:

No explicit reading questions for this week.

Products:

Write down the matrix rules 1A-1G, and 1K-1M, in a manner that is easy for you to reference and use later.  Print out a copy to turn in and a copy to keep.


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