Gauss Reduction and the Gauss-Jordan Method in Maple

by J. Hebron, SFU, January 2000

The purpose of this worksheet is to introduce Gauss Reduction and the Gauss-Jordan Method in Maple for Math 232 Students

First, load the "linalg" package in order to use the matrix commands

Finding out more about the commands in the "linalg" package

Gauss Reduction, the fast way

The Gauss-Jordan Method, the fast way

Gauss Reduction, the long way

Gauss Reduction is Non-Unique

The Gauss-Jordan Method, the long way

The Gauss-Jordan Method is Unique

How to Tell if a System is Inconsistent

How to Tell if a System has Free Variables