Linear Algebra › Section A · Linear equations in linear algebra › Topic A.8

Introduction to linear transformations

So far a matrix has been a table of coefficients. Now it becomes a machine that takes in a vector and returns another, and the machines that respect addition and scaling, the linear transformations, turn out to be the heart of the subject.

In this topic

  • Matrices that act
  • Transformations and their vocabulary
  • Matrix transformations
  • Worked example: images and pre-images
  • Two geometric examples
  • Linear transformations
  • Consequences of linearity
  • Spotting non-linear maps
  • Worked example: using linearity
  • Linearity beyond Rⁿ
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Key takeaways

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