Remedies for Misapplications of Sylvester’s Criterion: A Pedagogic Illustration
Sylvester’s criterion, which verifies the positive definiteness of any real symmetric matrix by examining the signs of all leading principal minors, is an excellent analytical tool. However, as noted by several authors in various academic fields, misapplications of the tool include its unjustified...
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| Language: | English |
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Bond University
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Spreadsheets in Education |
| Online Access: | https://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/28256-remedies-for-misapplications-of-sylvester-s-criterion-a-pedagogic-illustration.pdf |