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## solutions to exercises 1.26

Exercise: Find the determinants of Jacobi matrices with $$a=1,bc=-1$$ and $$a=-1,bc=-1$$.
Solution: First assume $$a=1,bc=-1$$, and use the regression obtained in the lecture notes, i.e $$j_{k+1}=aj_k-bcj_{k-1} = j_k+j_{k-1}$$

Those are Fibonacci numbers with initial conditions obtained by the first two …

## 1.26 determinants

$$\def\Real{\mathbb{R}}\def\Comp{\mathbb{C}}\def\Rat{\mathbb{Q}}\def\Field{\mathbb{F}}\def\Fun{\mathbf{Fun}}\def\e{\mathbf{e}} \def\f{\mathbf{f}}\def\bv{\mathbf{v}}\def\i{\mathbf{i}} \def\eye{\left(\begin{array}{cc}1&0\\0&1\end{array}\right)} \def\bra#1{\langle #1|}\def\ket#1{|#1\rangle}\def\j{\mathbf{j}}\def\dim{\mathrm{dim}} \def\ker{\mathbf{ker}}\def\im{\mathbf{im}}$$

1. Determinant is a function of square matrices (can be defined for any operator $$A:U\to U$$, but we’ll avoid this abstract detour). It can be defined as a function that has the following …

## 1.24 linear operators

$$\def\Real{\mathbb{R}}\def\Comp{\mathbb{C}}\def\Rat{\mathbb{Q}}\def\Field{\mathbb{F}}\def\Fun{\mathbf{Fun}}\def\e{\mathbf{e}} \def\f{\mathbf{f}}\def\bv{\mathbf{v}}\def\i{\mathbf{i}} \def\eye{\left(\begin{array}{cc}1&0\\0&1\end{array}\right)} \def\bra#1{\langle #1|}\def\ket#1{|#1\rangle}\def\j{\mathbf{j}}\def\dim{\mathrm{dim}} \def\ker{\mathbf{ker}}\def\im{\mathbf{im}}$$

1. Linear mappings, or linear operators are just linear functions taking values in a linear space:
$A:U\to V,\ \mathrm{where\ both\ } U\ \mathrm{and\ } V\ \mathrm{ are\ linear\ spaces.}$
The same …

## 1.19 Linear spaces

$$\def\Real{\mathbb{R}}\def\Comp{\mathbb{C}}\def\Rat{\mathbb{Q}}\def\Field{\mathbb{F}}\def\Fun{\mathbf{Fun}}\def\e{\mathbf{e}} \def\f{\mathbf{f}}\def\bv{\mathbf{v}}\def\i{\mathbf{i}} \def\eye{\left(\begin{array}{cc}1&0\\0&1\end{array}\right)} \def\bra#1{\langle #1|}\def\ket#1{|#1\rangle}\def\j{\mathbf{j}}\def\dim{\mathrm{dim}} \def\ker{\mathbf{ker}}\def\im{\mathbf{im}}$$

1. Linear (or vector) spaces (over a field $$k$$ – which in our case will be almost always the complex numbers) are sets that satisfy the following standard list of properties:

• There exists

## solutions to exercises 1.17

Exercise 1: describe the curve $$1/z$$, where $$z=1+ti, ~~t\in (-\infty,\infty)$$.

Solution: apply $$\frac{1}{z} = \frac{\bar z}{|z|^2}$$ and get $$\frac{1}{1+ti} = \frac{1-ti}{1+t^2}$$, which is a parametric curve  of the form $$p(t) = x(t)+iy(t)$$ where $$x(t) = \frac{1}{1+t^2},~~~ y(t) = \frac{-t}{1+t^2}$$.…

## 1.17 Complex numbers

$$\def\Real{\mathbb{R}}\def\Comp{\mathbb{C}}\def\Rat{\mathbb{Q}}\def\Field{\mathbb{F}}\def\Fun{\mathbf{Fun}}\def\e{\mathbf{e}}\def\f{\mathbf{f}}\def\bv{\mathbf{v}}\def\i{\mathbf{i}} \def\eye{\left(\begin{array}{cc}1&0\\0&1\end{array}\right)}$$

Complex numbers are expressions $$z=x+\i y$$, where $$\i$$ is the imaginary unit, defined by $$\i^2=-1$$. Note the ambiguity ($$-\i$$ would work just as well).

Complex numbers can be added subtracted, multiplied the usual way, with the …

## mock final

Here. (Disregard the points for the problems.)final_mock

## week 13

$$\def\Real{\mathbb{R}} \def\Comp{\mathbb{C}} \def\Rat{\mathbb{Q}} \def\Field{\mathbb{F}} \def\Fun{\mathbf{Fun}} \def\e{\mathbf{e}} \def\f{\mathbf{f}} \def\bv{\mathbf{v}}$$

#### Interior point methods

Logarithmic barriers. Central path. Convergence and quality of solution estimates from duality. (Boyd, chapt.11).

#### Ellipsoid method

(Use Boyd’s notes).

#### Sample problems

• Find the central path for the

## week 12

$$\def\Real{\mathbb{R}} \def\Comp{\mathbb{C}} \def\Rat{\mathbb{Q}} \def\Field{\mathbb{F}} \def\Fun{\mathbf{Fun}} \def\e{\mathbf{e}} \def\f{\mathbf{f}} \def\bv{\mathbf{v}}$$