Mathematical Foundations · Linear Algebra

Vector Spaces and Subspaces · Advanced Linear Algebra

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Introduction

What this guide covers

Introduction Rigorous Linear Algebra Module

Overview

Topics covered

  • Introduction
  • Vector Spaces and Subspaces: Structure, Dimension and Topology
  • Historical and geometric evolution
  • The formal axiomatic definition
  • 2.1 Axioms of vector addition
  • 2.2 Axioms of multiplication by a scalar

Related concepts

Main connections

  • Linear algebra & matrices
  • Conditional probability & independence
  • Principal component analysis (PCA)
  • Calculus & differentiation
  • Supervised machine learning
  • Causal inference & potential outcomes

Compatible notation

Mathematical sample in LaTeX

The expression is rendered accessibly, with its LaTeX source preserved below.

+:V×V⟶V,(u,v)⟼u+v
View LaTeX source+: V \times V \longrightarrow V, \quad (u, v) \longmapsto u + v