Computational Linear Algebra


Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MATH 6800 / CSCI 6800, Fall 2024


This is the official website for course MATH 6800 / CSCI 6800: Computational Linear Algebra in Fall 2024.

This website contains most of the information you need for this course (lecture notes, assignments). Course sensitive information (announcements, exam, grade distribution etc.) will be posted on LMS (Rensselaer credentials required).

General information


Please read the course syllabus VERY CAREFULLY

Instructor: Fabian M. Faulstich

Lecture: TueFri 10:00AM - 12:00AM Carnegie 106

Office hours: Wed 8:00AM-9:00AM in 406 Amos Eaton Hall

Piazza page: General questions about the course and its content, which might be of interest to other students, can be asked on the piazza page.

Gradescope page: Homework assignments are to be submitted through Gradescope.

Additional resources


Numerical Linear Algebra:

Numerical linear algebra by L. N. Trefethen and D. Bau, III
Matrix Algorithms Volume 1: Basic Decompositions by G. Stewart
Matrix Algorithms Volume 2: eigensystems by G. W. Stewart
Matrix computations by G. H. Golub and C. F. Van Loan
Matrix analysis by R. A. Horn and C. R. Johnson
Matrix analysis by R. Bhatia

Class Recordings and materials:

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Week 38 [mp4]

Week 40 [mp4]

Week 46 [mp4]

Week 47 [CG slides]

Week 49 [mp4 (part I)] [mp4 (part II)] [pdf]

Week 50 (Quantum Linear Algebra) [mp4] (Not exam relevant)

Homework Assignments


Latex example: [zip]

Homework assignment 0 [pdf] and [zip]

Homework assignment 1 [Pluto]

Homework assignment 2 [Pluto]

Homework assignment 3 [Pluto]

Homework assignment 4 [Pluto]

Homework assignment 5 [Pluto]

Homework assignment 6 [Pluto]

Homework assignment 7 [Pluto]

Final [zip]