Learning Outcomes

After completing this chapter, students should be able to do the following.

  • Define eigenvalues and eigenvectors geometrically.
  • Use characteristic polynomials to compute eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
  • Define algebraic multiplicity and geometric multiplicity.
  • Utilize properties to show that two matrices are not similar.
  • Use eigenvectors of matrices, when possible, to diagonalize a matrix.
  • Plot the Gershgorin region of a matrix.
  • Implement the Power Method and its variants.