Determinants — Topic Summaries
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Eigenvectors and eigenvalues | Chapter 14, Essence of linear algebra
Eigenvectors are the vectors that stay on their own span under a linear transformation—meaning the transformation only stretches or squishes them,...
Cross products | Chapter 10, Essence of linear algebra
Cross products turn the geometry of a parallelogram into an algebraic object: in 2D, they produce a signed area, and in 3D, they produce a...
Five puzzles for thinking outside the box
A chain of geometry puzzles turns on one recurring insight: stepping into a higher dimension can make stubborn 2D questions tractable—and even when...
Cross products in the light of linear transformations | Chapter 11, Essence of linear algebra
The 3D cross product isn’t just a memorized formula—it’s the dual vector of a specific linear transformation built from two vectors v and w. Once...
Cramer's rule, explained geometrically | Chapter 12, Essence of linear algebra
Cramer’s rule gets its power from a geometric fact about determinants: when a linear transformation acts on space, every “coordinate-carrying” area...
Linear Algebra 46 | Leibniz Formula for Determinants
A determinant can be built from a single geometric object: the n-dimensional volume form, which is linear in each input vector, flips sign when two...
Linear Algebra 54 | Characteristic Polynomial
Eigenvalues can be found by turning a matrix problem into a single-variable polynomial: the characteristic polynomial. For a square matrix A, an...
Linear Algebra 50 | Gaussian Elimination for Determinants
Gaussian elimination provides a faster, more systematic route to determinants than Laplace (cofactor) expansion—especially for large matrices—by...
Manifolds 30 | Examples of Differential Forms
Differential forms on manifolds can be built from local coordinate data, and in key examples they reproduce familiar geometric quantities like...
Linear Algebra 43 | Determinant (Overview)
Determinants are introduced as a square-matrix concept that turns geometric information into a single real number—one that signals whether a matrix...
Linear Algebra 47 | Rule of Sarrus
For 3×3 matrices, the determinant can be computed quickly using the Rule of Sarrus—an efficient shortcut that reproduces exactly the six terms from...
Linear Algebra 46 | Leibniz Formula for Determinants [dark version]
A determinant can be built from an “oriented volume” function by enforcing three rules—multilinearity, antisymmetry, and normalization—and that setup...
Linear Algebra 54 | Characteristic Polynomial [dark version]
Eigenvalues can be found by turning a matrix problem into a single polynomial equation: for a square matrix A, the eigenvalues are exactly the zeros...
Linear Algebra 43 | Determinant (Overview) [dark version]
Determinants are introduced as a core linear-algebra tool for square matrices, turning geometric information about column vectors into a single real...
Manifolds 30 | Examples of Differential Forms [dark version]
Differential forms on manifolds can be built from local coordinates, and their wedge products reproduce familiar geometric “volume”...