The inspiration for this column comes not from the epic 1999 film The Matrix, as the title may suggest, but from an episode of Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast that I listened to over the summer. The ...

One scene reflects the themes — A.I., fake news, transgender lives and Gen X — that make the film a classic. By Alissa Wilkinson Neo, the hero of “The Matrix,” is sure he lives in 1999. He has a green ...

A determinant can be defined in various ways for a square matrix. One straightforward method involves using the elements of the first row and their corresponding minors. Start by multiplying the first ...

A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions arranged in rows and columns. They are a crucial part of linear algebra and have various applications in fields like engineering, ...

A wide, black and white image featuring a rectangular border composed of a double-layer dot matrix with a diminishing dot size towards the center. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use ...

The current matrix library only supports square matrices. I want to extend this to arbitrary shapes. First, to be clear, I'm not asking anyone else to do this. I just want to make sure that what I'm ...