Most of the time I see matrix multiplication presented and defined, as a seemingly arbitrary sequence of operations. For example, the textbook I'm currently reading for a linear algebra …

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Which if we write in matrix form, we need to mathematically take the transpose of a vector and do 'matrix' multiplication to get the above dot product. So coming back full circle to the question - …

May 28, 2011 · Usually, the use of matrix multiplication is initially given with graphics — scalings, translations, rotations, etc. Then, there are more in-depth examples such as counting the …

Example: Let Mmn M m n denote any matrix of m m rows and n n columns irrespective of contents. We know that MmnMnq M m n M n q works and yields a matrix Mmq M m q. Split A …

Multiplication of blocks will give diagonal $\lambda_1\lambda_2$, first off-diagonal $\lambda_1 + \lambda_2$ and second off-diagonal $1$ so assuming scalar multiplication and addition is …

Aug 10, 2013 · So, matrix multiplication is just the image of composition of linear transformations under the identification of matrices with linear transformations. In particular, then, distributivity …

Asking why matrix multiplication isn't just componentwise multiplication is an excellent question: in fact, componentwise multiplication is in some sense the most "natural" generalization of real …

I cannot find a way to prove it You have an explicit formula (I'm assuming, of course, the naive matrix multiplication algorithm) with additions and multiplications in it, and you have a …

Oct 4, 2020 · Because matrix multiplication is such that it corresponds to composition of the associated linear maps, and composition of (linear) maps is not commutative.