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    EP 307: Quantum Mechanics I

    Linear Algebra Tutorial Sheet


    This tutorial sheet deals with some problems aimed at refereshing your knowledge of
    linear algebra.
    1. Consider the vector space P 3 (x) spanned by polynomials of degree three. Using the
    standard basis {1, x, x2 , x3 }, obtain a representation for the rst-derivative operator
    d
    in P3 .
    dx
    2. Show that the vectors
    1 = (1, 0, 1),

    2 = (1, 2, 1),

    , 3 = (0, 3, 2)

    form a basis for R3 . Express the coordinates of the standard basis vectors in the new
    basis set.
    3. Let B = {1 , 2 , 3 } be the ordered basis for R3 consisting of
    1 = (1, 0, 1),

    2 = (1, 1, 1),

    3 = (1, 0, 0).

    What are the coordinates of the vector (a, b, c) in the ordered basis B .
    4. Let T : R3 R3 , be a linear transformation dened by
    T (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (2x1 + x2 , x1 + x2 + 3x3 , x2 ).

    (a) Obtain the representation of T with respect to the standard basis.


    (b) Let there be another basis B = (v1 , v2 , v3 ), where v1 = (1, 0, 0), v2 = (2, 1, 0),
    v3 = (1, 1, 1). Obtain the representation of T with respect to B , by applying a
    suitable similarity transformation on the result of part (a).
    5. Consider the matrix

    3
    0
    2

    2
    0
    A= 0
    .
    2 0 1

    Is A a diagonalizable matrix?. If yes, demonstrate it by nding a similarity transformation P which will diagonalize it. If no, give reasons.
    6. Let A be a 2 2 matrix with real entries. For X, Y in R21 let
    fA (X, Y ) = Y T AX.

    Show that fA is an inner product on R21 if and only if A = AT , A11 > 0, A22 > 0,
    and det (A) > 0.

    7. Consider the space of polynomials with the degree at most two (P 2 (x)). Assume that
    the denition of the inner product on this space is
    (p|q) =

    Z 1

    p(x)q(x)dx,

    where p(x), q(x) P 2 (x).


    (a) Clearly the standard basis set for P 2 (x) is B = {1, x, x2 }. Is this basis set
    orthogonal?
    (b) If your answer to part (a) is no, then obtain an orthonormal basis set for P 2 (x)
    using the Gram-Schmidt procedure.
    8. Consider the real-symmetric matrix

    3 2 0
    3 0
    A=
    2
    .
    0
    0 5

    Obtain its eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and thus, construct an orthogonal matrix O
    which will diagonalize A.
    9. Consider the matrix

    2 1
    1

    2 1
    A = 1

    1 1
    2

    Calculate eA . Is eA inverse of eA ? Support your answer by calculations.

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