Math 170:  Topic 06

Subscripts (list and matrix)

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Recognize and appropriately apply subscripts in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions.

  1. Correctly convert from variables to subscripted variables. For example, rewrite the repression 3x-(4y+7xz)/(2y-3x²) using subscripted variables in x.
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  2. Correctly expand a given term of a sequence described using a formula involving subscripted variables. For example, given the sequence xi=3i+5 find the 7th term of the sequence.
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  3. Given the formula for a row of Pascal's triangle, correctly produce a specified row of the triangle. For example, produce the eighth row (it starts with 1 7) of Pascal's Triangle.
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  4. Correctly identify 2-dimensional matrix elements specified by subscript. For example, in a given matrix (say it is 5x5) what is the value of the element (2,3)?
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  5. Correctly fill a nxm matrix given a rule for matrix elements that determines their value from their subscripts. For example, write out a 3x4 matrix where the (i,j) element of the matrix is given by 2i-3j.
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  6. Correctly convert a given mxn matrix, held in column major order, to a list of values. For example, convert the following column-major ordered matrix to an ordered list.
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  7. Correctly identify 3-dimensional matrix elements specified by subscript. For example, in a given matrix (say it is 5x5x5) what is the value of the element (2,4,3)?
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  8. Given a 3-dimensional matrix of values, correctly create a 2-dimensional sub-matrix by taking a specified slice of the matrix. For example, given the following 4x5x3 matrix, form a 2-dimensional matrix representing the slice created by holding the second dimension constant at 3.
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©Roger M. Palay
Saline, MI 48176
August, 2013