Linear Algebra

One of the main features of Octave we will discuss is vectorization. To understand it, we need some background material on Linear Algebra. If you've taken a linear algebra course recently, this should be easy, otherwise you will probably need to review

• Vector Operations, particularly

  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Scalar multiplication

• Inner product

• Matrix Operations

  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Scalar multiplication

• Matrix Vector Product

• Matrix Multiplication Review