CS223 · Annotated SlidesChapter 1 — Linear Transformations
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Linear Transformations

Matrix transformations x ↦ Ax, domain, codomain and range, linearity and superposition, shear, rotation, reflection and projection examples, the standard matrix A = [T(e₁) … T(eₙ)], and one-to-one and onto transformations.

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Slide 1: Introduction to Linear Transformation
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    Slide 2: Introduction to Linear Transformation
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    1. T: ℝⁿ → ℝᵐ, x ↦ Ax. Domain ℝⁿ, codomain ℝᵐ, range = set of all Ax (= Col A).
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                    Slide 11: Example: shear transformation
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                      Slide 12: Linear Transformations
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                      1. T is linear ⇔ T(u + v) = T(u) + T(v) and T(cu) = cT(u). Consequently T(0) = 0.
                      Memory trickQuick test: if T(0) ≠ 0, T is NOT linear.
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                      Which map is NOT linear?

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                        Slide 14: Why Linear Transformation is useful?
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                                  1. Standard matrix: A = [T(e₁) T(e₂) … T(eₙ)], the images of the identity columns.
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                                  Find the standard matrix of the rotation of ℝ² by 90° counter-clockwise.

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                                          1. Geometric maps: reflections, contractions/expansions, shears, projections (see the tables).
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                                          1. Onto ℝᵐ ⇔ columns span ℝᵐ ⇔ pivot in every row. One-to-one ⇔ T(x) = 0 has only the trivial solution ⇔ columns independent ⇔ pivot in every column.

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                                          T: ℝ³ → ℝ² can never be:

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                                                Slide 29: A yet. So, we find first A We don t have the standard matrix ’ Consult the following slides
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                                                  Slide 30: A yet. So, we find first A We don t have the standard matrix ’ Consult the following slides 1. This transformation description:
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