Pre-calculus Contents K
Matrices and Determinants
Matrix definition
Square matrices
The identity matrix
Vectors
The transpose of a matrix
Basic matrix operations
Matrix addition and subtraction
Scalar multiplication of a matrix
Matrix multiplication
The matrix-vector product
The determinant of a matrix
Expanding a determinant by cofactors
Calculating the value of a determinant
The determinant of a 2
´
2 matrix
The determinant of a 3
´
3 matrix
Properties of determinants
The inverse of a matrix
Systems of Linear Equations
Solving systems of equations using matrices
Inverse matrix method
Cramer’s rule
Cramer’s Rule and
inverse matrix method correlation
Cramer’s rule (using the determinant) to solve systems of linear equations
Solving system of two equations in two unknowns using Cramer's rule
Solving system of three equations in three unknowns using Cramer's rule
Method of expanding a determinant of a rank n by cofactors
Sequences and Series
Sequences
Arithmetic sequence
/progression
General term of an arithmetic sequence
The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence
The sum of the first n natural numbers
Arithmetic sequences
examples
Geometric sequence
/progression
General term of a geometric sequence
T
he sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric sequence, geometric series
Geometric
sequences
examples
Recursive definition and the recursion formula
Series
Finite and infinite, convergent and divergent series
Geometric series
T
he sum of an infinite geometric sequence, infinite geometric series
The sum of an infinite converging geometric series examples
Converting recurring decimals (infinite decimals) to fraction
Permutations, Combinations and Variations
Permutations
Permutations of n objects some of which are the same
Combinations
Combinations with repetition
V
ariations
V
ariations or permuted combinations (permutations without repetition)
V
ariations with repetition (or permuted combinations with repetition)
Mathematical Induction
and The Binomial Theorem
The principle of mathematical induction
Proving a statement, a theorem or a formula
Mathematical induction examples
The Binomial Theorem
Factorial
Binomial coefficients and
Pascal's triangle
The b
inomial theorem, sigma notation and
binomial expansion algorithm
The binomial theorem and binomial expansion algorithm examples
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