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lect01, Mon 01/07

Introduction; Ax=b: systems of linear equations

Reading Assignment

NCM Sections 2.1 through 2.6 (linear equations and Gaussian elimination).

Outline

Course logistics and policy.

Where does this course fit in anyway?

Matrices and systems of linear equations.

An example: The temperature problem.

An example: The fractal fern.