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Appendix Four: Summary of Matrix and Polynomial Features
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives great information on a summary of matrix and polynomial features. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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Wolfram Math World: Determinant Expansion by Minors
This MathWorld site explains the technique for finding the determinant using minors. The site also suggests to use this method only on small matrices, giving a link to Guassian elimination for the alternative(larger matrices.) The site...