Understanding matrices intuitively, part 2, eigenvalues and eigenvectors
9 March 2011
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Last time, I showed you a way to graph and to think about matrices. This time, I want to apply the technique to eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The point is to give you a picture that will guide your intuition, just as it was previously.
Before I go on, several people asked after reading part 1 for the code I used to generate the graphs. Here it is, both for part 1 and part 2: matrixcode.zip. Read more…
Categories: Linear Algebra eigenvalues, eigenvectors, linear algebra, numerical analysis, statistics