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Applied Algebra

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Course Unit Code470-4201/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
DOS35prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Dostál, DSc.
VLA04Ing. Oldřich Vlach, Ph.D.
Summary
Vector space, orthogonality, special bases (hierarchical, Fourier, wavelets), linear mapping, bilinear an quadratic forms, matrix decompositions (spectral, Schur, SVD), Markov's precesses, Page Rank vector, linear algebra of huge matrices, low rank approximation of large matrices, quadratic programming, SVM, tensors. Applications in information technology.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
A sudent will get basic knowledge of linear and multilinear algebra and their applications in modern information technology.
Course Contents
• An introduction to matrix decompositions with motivation and applications
• Spectral decomposition of a symmetric matrix
• Applications of the spectral decomposition: matrix functions, convergence of iterative methods, extremal properties of the eigenvalues
• QR decomposition – rank of the matrix, atable solution of linear systems, reflection
• SVD – low rank approximations of a matrix, image deblurring, image compression
• Approximate decompositions of large matrices and related linear algebra
• Tensor approximations – Kronecker product, tensors, tensor SVD, tensor train, image debluring
• Variational principle and least squares
• Total least squares
• Minimization of a quadratic function with equality constraints – KKT, duality, basic algorithms, SVM,
• Analytic geometry with matrix decompositions
• Inverse problems – Tichonov regularization, applications

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
N. Halko, P. G. Martinsson, J. A. Tropp: Finding Structure with Randomness:
Probabilistic Algorithms for Constructing Approximate Matrix Decompositions,
SIAM REVIEW, Vol. 53, No. 2, (2011)217–288


Matrix Analysis for Scientists and Engineers
by Alan J. Laub, SIAM, Philadelphia

Alan J. Laub, Matrix Analysis for Scientists and Engineers, SIAM, Philadelphia, 2005





Zdenek Dostál, Lineární algebra, VŠB Ostrava 2000

Recommended Reading:
Tamara G. Kolda, Brett W. Bader. Tensor Decompositions and Applications, SIAM Review, Vol. 51, No. 3, (2009)455–500

Carl D. Meyer, Matrix analysis and applied linear algebra, SIAM, Philadelphia, 2000

Dianne P. O'Leary, Scientific Computing with Case Studies, SIAM, Philadelphia 2009
Milan Hladík, Lineární algebra(nejen)pro informatiky, MFF UK 2019 (pdf na https://kam.mff.cuni.cz/~hladik/LA/text_la_upd.pdf)

Luboš Motl, Miloš Zahradník : Pěstujeme lineární algebru. MFF UK 2011 (http://matematika.cuni.cz/zahradnik-pla.html)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 21