The Eigenvector * Two examples ** Two interest-bearing accounts ** Rabbit reproduction ** Interpretation using change of basis * Eigenvalues and eigenvectors ** Eigenvector corresponding to an eigenvalue * Similarity * Diagonalizability ** Diagonalizability Theorem ** Interpretation using change of basis, revisited ** Interpretation using change of basis, re-revisited * Examples (Markov chains) ** The Internet Worm of 1988 *** Modeling the Worm ** Modeling population movement *** Analyzing dance-floor dynamics ** Modeling Randy *** Where is Randy? ** From Randy to spatial locality in CPU memory fetches * Markov chains ** The biggest Markov chain in the world ** Stationary distributions ** Mix of two distributions ** Clever approach to matrix-vector multiplication * %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: org %%% eval: (auto-fill-mode t) %%% eval: (flyspell-mode t) %%% End: