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Difference Equations*

David Smith, Duke University

with the assistance of
Joshua Holden, Duke University
John Michel, Marietta College

Purpose: To apply linear algebra concepts to study the properties of sequences defined by difference equations

Prerequisites: The concepts of linear transformation, null space, and basis.

Sequence plot

* Based in part on Section 4.8 of Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 2nd. ed., by David C. Lay, Addison-Wesley, 1997.

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