Identifying Eigenvalues
Difference Equation
Solve the Eigenvalue
Identify the Matrix
Python
100

 Three different types of eigenvalues a system can have. 

What are n real roots, redundant roots, and complex roots? 

100

Name an application problem the difference equation can be used for

What is population dynamics/digital signal processing/economics? 

100

λ2+11λ +24 = 0

What are 3 and 8? 

100

[1 0

 0 1]

What is an identity matrix? 

100

Module used to perform linear algebra operations in Python

What is NumPy? 

200

The type of eigenvalues for a symmetric matrix

What is real?

200

Another name for difference equations is this 

What are reccurance relations? 

200

= [2 0 0

        0 4 0

        0 0 5]

What are 2, 4, and 5? 

200

[1 2 2

 0 5 5

 0 0 6]

What is an upper triangular matrix? 

200

Function that forms a matrix in Python

What is np.array()? 

300

The type of eigenvalues from the characteristic equation λ2+2λ +1 = 0

Redundant roots 

300

The difference equation for the change in population (solving for zk)

What is zk=Akz0 ?

300

Find the eigenvalues for the following: 

[-2 0 1

  1 1 0

  0 0 -2]

What are -2 and 1?

300

[1 0 0

 0 3 0

 0 0 4]

What is a diagonal matrix? 

(Will also accept what is a symmetric matrix)

300

Name a way to perform AB 

What is A@B?

OR

What is np.matmul(A,B)?

400

The types of eigenvalues for a skew symmetric matrix

What is 0 or complex?

400

Eigenvectors are always this, which means they can form a basis for Rn.

What is linearly independent? 

400

Solve for the eigenvalues:

[3  9

−4 −3]

What are ± 3 sqrt(3i) ?  

400

Matrix with the property AT = - A

What is a skew symmetric matrix?

400

Use Python to find the eigenvalue to the nearest hundredth of the following matrix: 

[-3 -2 1

 0  2 -1

 1  0  1]

What are -3.15, 0.8, and 2.33? 

500

The eignvalues of a triangular matrix

What are the same values as the diagonal? 

500

The form for Az in terms of λ 

What is  c1λ1x1+ c2λ2x2+ ... + cnλnxn?  

500

Find the eigenvalues:

[5 2 0

 2 5 0

-3 4 6]

What are 3,6, and 7?

500

[1 2 3

 2 4 5

 3 6 8 ]

What is a square matrix? 

500

Find the eigenvectors for the following using Python (round to nearest hundredth place)

A = [3  −2

        4  −1]

What are 1 + i and 2 and 1 - i and 2? 

0.41 +/- 0 .41i and 0.82 if not simplified

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