s03 Basic Advcalc
s03 Basic Advcalc
s03 Basic Advcalc
University of Massachusetts
Basic Exam: Linear Algebra/Advanced Calculus
January 21, 2003
(2) Let V be a two dimensional vector space over the field of complex numbers. Let
T be a linear transformation of V such that T 2 = 0 but T 6= 0.
(a) Show that image(T )⊆ kernel(T ).
(b) Show
that there is a basis of V such that the matrix of T in this basis is
0 1
.
0 0
(c) Do the claims (a) and (b) remain true if V is a two dimensional space over
an arbitrary field F ?
(3) Let A be an n×n matrix with complex entries such that Ak = In for some positive
integer k (here In is the n×n identity matrix). Show that the trace of A satisfies
|tr(A)| ≤ n.
Here |·| is the usual absolute value for complex numbers.
(4) Let V be a finite dimensional vector space over R, equipped with an inner product
h−, −i. Let T be a linear operator on V which is self adjoint, i.e.,
hT u, vi = hu, T vi for any vectors u, v ∈ V .
Prove or disprove the following statements, making sure that you justify your
answers:
(a) For any basis E = {e1 , ..., en } of V , the matrix TE of T in the basis E, is
symmetric.
(b) If v1 and v2 are eigenvectors of V corresponding to different eigenvalues
λ1 6= λ2 , then v1 and v2 are orthogonal.
.
Part 2. Advanced Calculus
(1) Compute Z 2 Z 4
y cos(x2 ) dxdy.
0 y2
(3) Use the divergence theorem (also called Gauss‘s theorem) to compute the integral
of the normal component of a vector field over a closed surface
−→
Z Z
2
xy·i + (y 2 + exz )·j + sin(xy)·k · dS.
S
Here, a closed surface S is the boundary of a region bounded by the following
four surfaces:
• (i) the xz-plane,
from bellow by
• (ii) the xy-plane,
and from above by both
• (iii) the parabolic cylinder z = 1 − x2 , and
• (iv) the plane z = 2 − y.