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➗Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Key Terms

228 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your Linear Algebra and Differential Equations exam

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A

Associative Property
Asymptotic behavior
Asymptotic growth rate
Asymptotic Stability
Attractor
Augmented matrix

B

Back Substitution
Barycentric Coordinates
Basis functions
Best approximating vector
Bifurcation Analysis
Bijective
Bilinearity
Biplot Analysis
Boundary Conditions
Boundary Value Problem

C

Cartesian Coordinates
Causal systems
Cayley-Hamilton Theorem
Center Manifold Theory
Change of basis
Change of Basis Matrices
Change of Variables
Closure Under Addition
Closure under Scalar Multiplication
Coefficient matrix
Coefficient vector
Cofactor Expansion
Cofactor Method
Column Rank
Column Space
Column Vector
Complementary solution
Complex Eigenvalues
Complex inner product
Condition Number
Consistent System
Continuity
Continuity of solutions
Continuous Least Squares
Continuous-time models
Control Systems
Control Theory
Convergence
Convergence conditions
Convergence of Series
Coupled equations
Covariance matrix

D

D^n y/dx^n
Decay Constant
Defective eigenvalue
Delay differential equations
Design Matrix
Determinant method
Differentiability
Differential Operator
Differentiation
Dimension of Direct Sum
Direct Sum
Dual Spaces
Dynamical Systems

E

Eigenspace
Eigenvalue decomposition
Einstein Summation
Equilibrium Points
Equilibrium solution
Equilibrium states
Error estimate
Euclidean Distance
Euclidean Space

F

Feasible Region
Finite difference method
Finite Element Method
First-order homogeneous
Floquet Theory