Jin-Cheng Guu

Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
Email
guu@ualberta.ca

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
Email
guu@ualberta.ca

Courses

MATH 134 - Calculus for the Life Sciences I

The derivative as a rate of change. Differentiation of elementary, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. The definite integral as a summation. Integration. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Applications in the context of the life sciences. Prerequisite: Mathematics 30-1. Note: Credit can be obtained in at most one of MATH 100, 113, 114, 117, 134, 144, 154 or SCI 100.


MATH 225 - Linear Algebra II

Vector spaces. Inner product spaces. Examples of n-space and the space of continuous functions. Gram-Schmidt process, QR factorization of a matrix and least squares. Linear transformations, change of basis, similarity and diagonalization. Orthogonal diagonalization, quadratic forms. Applications in a variety of fields. Prerequisites: One of MATH 100, 113, 114, 117, 134, 144, 154 or SCI 100, and one of MATH 102, 125 or 127. Note: Credit can be obtained in at most one of MATH 225 or 227.


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