8. Inverse Matrices

Inverse matrices, understood geometrically. Why do some matrices lack inverses? How does we compute inverse matrices? And what is this Invertible Matrix Theorem that everyone's talking about? This is the eighth in what will eventually be a sequence of supplementary videos for a linear algebra class that I teach based on my book 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝐴𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐴𝑙𝑔𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎. See my website https://bravernewmath.com for more information on my various books: 𝐹𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑠, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝐴𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐴𝑙𝑔𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎, 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡, 𝐿𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑣𝑠𝑘𝑖 𝐼𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑. The first three are available for sale as paperbacks at Amazon, and as pdfs at Lulu. (The Lobachevski book is available at Amazon and the American Mathematical Society) 0:00 Intro & Definition 2:51 Example: A Rotation Matrix and its Inverse 6:02 A Non-invertible Matrix 12:50 It's Hip to Be Square (Or Why Non-Square Matrices Lack Inverses) 20:23 Sneak Preview of the Kernel 22:38 Transition and Review 30:16 Introducing the Invertible Matrix Theorem (Baby Version) 43:56 Matrix Inversion Algorithm - Statement and Example 47:47 But Why Does It Work? 56:12 Last Thoughts