Error in Problem #1
>Dear Class,
>
>I've made an unfortunately error in problem #1 of the take home exam.
>I have defined the matrix A in such a way that it is not symmetric,
>and therefore not possibly positive definite. Please make the following
>change to the exam:
>
>1. Let A be the n x n matrix with entries Aij where
>
> -|i-j|
> Aij = 4 .
>
> Use the Gershgorin criterion to show that A is positive definite.
>
>I shall be posting a corrected version of this question on the website
>as well. I'm sorry for the difficulties this error may have caused.
>
>All the best, Eric