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1: Geometry of Rⁿ

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May 28, 2023
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- 1.1: Introduction to Rⁿ

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1.1: Introduction to Rⁿ
- 1.1.E: Introduction to Rⁿ (Exercises)
1.2: Angles and The Dot Product
- 1.2.E: Angles and The Dot Product (Exercises)
1.3: The Cross Product
- 1.3.E: The Cross Product (Exercises)
1.4: Lines, Planes, and Hyperplanes
In this section we will add to our basic geometric understanding of Rⁿ by studying lines and planes. If we do this carefully, we shall see that working with lines and planes in Rⁿ is no more difficult than working with them in R² or R³.
- 1.4.E: Lines, Planes, and Hyperplanes (Exercises)
1.5: Linear and Affine Functions
- 1.5.E: Linear and Affine Functions (Exercises)
1.6: Operations with Matrices
- 1.6.E: Operations with Matrices (Exercises)

Thumbnail: Illustration of the Cartesian coordinate system for 3D. (Public Domain; Jorge Stolfi).

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