Chapter 8 – Vectors, 8-1

Entering vectors, 8-1

Typing vectors in the stack, 8-1

Storing vectors into variables in the stack, 8-2 Using the matrix writer (MTRW) to enter vectors, 8-2

Simple operations with vectors, 8-5 Changing sign, 8-5 Addition, subtraction, 8-5

Multiplication by a scalar, and division by a scalar, 8-6 Absolute value function, 8-6

The MTH/VECTOR menu, 8-7

Magnitude, 8-7

Dot product, 8-7

Cross product, 8-8

Reference, 8-8

Chapter 9 – Matrices and linear algebra, 9-1

Entering matrices in the stack, 9-1

Using the matrix editor, 9-1

Typing the matrix directly into the stack, 9-2

Operations with matrices, 9-3

Addition and subtraction, 9-3

Multiplication, 9-4

Multiplication by a scalar, 9-4

Matrix-vector multiplication, 9-4

Matrix multiplication, 9-5

Term-by-term multiplication, 9-5

The identity matrix, 9-6

The inverse matrix, 9-6

Characterizing a matrix (The matrix NORM menu), 9-7

Function DET, 9-7

Function TRACE, 9-7

Solution of linear systems, 9-7

Using the numerical solver for linear systems, 9-8

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