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5.II.1 Definition and Examples ......................351<br />

5.II.2 Diagonalizability ..........................353<br />

5.II.3 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors ...................357<br />

5.III Nilpotence ...............................365<br />

5.III.1 Self-Composition ∗ .........................365<br />

5.III.2 Strings ∗ ...............................368<br />

5.IV Jordan Form ..............................379<br />

5.IV.1 Polynomials of Maps and Matrices ∗ ...............379<br />

5.IV.2 Jordan Canonical Form ∗ ......................386<br />

Topic: Computing Eigenvalues—the Method of Powers .........399<br />

Topic: Stable Populations ..........................403<br />

Topic: <strong>Linear</strong> Recurrences .........................405<br />

Appendix A-1<br />

Introduction .................................A-1<br />

Propositions .................................A-1<br />

Quantifiers .................................A-3<br />

Techniques of Proof ............................A-5<br />

Sets, Functions, and Relations .......................A-6<br />

∗ Note: starred subsections are optional.<br />

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