Matrices & Determinants

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 Curriculum Content

  • Definition of terms: row, column, matrix, scalar
  • Addition and scalar multiplication 
  • Matrix multiplication and when it can be done
  • Applying matrices to the real world
  • Carrying out matrix arithmetic using a calculator
  • Find the determinants manually and with a calculator
  • Find the inverse of a 2x2 and 3x3 matrix with, and without, a calculator.
  • Properties of determinants
  • Solving simultaneous using matrices 
  • Cramer's Rule