danielrbaer

Thanks for the quick feedback. It sounds as if L.A. is the class I should be taking. To make things more confusing, though, the summer version of the L.A. course lists calc III (multivariate) as a prerequisite, while the spring/fall version lists 'transition to advanced mathematics' as the prequriste, and calc III as the prerequisite for the numerical L.A. course.

Hello, In preparation for applying to biostat graduate programs for Fall 2016, I will be taking linear algebra at my home institution this summer. However, I am a bit confused by the fact that both linear algebra and numeric linear algebra are offered as separate courses, at least during the spring and fall. Numerical L.A. is described as: Matrix algebra, Gauss elimination, iterative methods; overdetermined systems and least squares; eigenvalues, eigenvectors; numerical software. Computer implementation. And L.A.: Matrix algebra, solution of linear systems; notions of vector space, independence, basis, dimension; linear transformations, change of basis; eigenvalues, eigenvectors, Hermitian matrices, diagonalization; Cayley-Hamilton theorem. It seems as if one cannont receive credit for taking both classes. I would appreciate any help -- realizing that this is an informal request. I just want to be sure I take the appropriate class with regard to my application. Thanks