Managing Virtual Environments

Python, like most other modern programming languages, has its own unique way of downloading, storing, and resolving packages (or modules). While this has its advantages, there were some interesting decisions made about package storage and resolution, which has lead to...

Eigenvalues

The word “eigen” can be translated from German, meaning characteristic. When we are describing an eigenproblem, we are talking about finding the characteristic properties of a vector, for example. However, characteristic of what? For basic 2D eigen-problems, we take a...

Vector Product

A normal to a pair of vectors is a vector that is at the right angle to both of them so that a normal to a plane is a vector that is at the right angle to all the vectors...

Determinant

The determinant is a scalar value that can be calculated from the elements of a square matrix and encodes specific properties of the linear transformation described by the matrix.