03.2.6 Symmetrize.ipynb

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      "This notebook walks you through how to implement simple functions that make a square matrix symmetric by copying the lower triangular part in its upper triangular part (after transposing)."
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      "Getting started"
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      "We will use some functions that are part of our laff library (of which this function will become a part) as well as some routines from the FLAME API (Application Programming Interface) that allows us to write code that closely resembles how we typeset algorithms using the FLAME notation.  These functions are imported with the \"import laff as laff\" and \"import flame\" statements."
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      "The routine"
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      "Write your <br>\n",
      "<code> Symmetrize_from_lower_triangle_unb_var1( A ) </code> <br>\n",
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      "Let's quickly test the routine by creating a 5 x 5 matrix and then executing the routine."
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      "from numpy import random\n",
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      "Bingo, it seems to work!"
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      "Try it yourself (Homework 3.2.6.5)"
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      "Now, an alternative routine that sets the upper triangular part by rows."
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      "Use the <a href=\"https://studio.edx.org/c4x/UTAustinX/UT.5.01x/asset/index.html\"> Spark webpage </a> to generate the routine <br>\n",
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      "Test your routine with the following"
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      "from numpy import random\n",
      "from numpy import matrix\n",
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