A garden of matrix operators

Most of these are matrix operators for 2-space; there are a few for 3-space at the end.

Orthogonal projections

Orthogonal projection onto the x-axis

 

Orthogonal projection onto the y-axis

 

Orthogonal projection onto the line through the origin making an angle θ with the positive x-axis

 

 

Reflections

Reflection in the x-axis

Reflection in the y-axis

Reflection in the line y = x

Reflection in the line through the origin making an angle θ with the positive x-axis

 

Scale changes

Horizontal expansion

Horizontal contraction

Vertical expansion

Vertical contraction

 

Shears

Horizontal shear with a positive factor

Horizontal shear with a negative factor

Vertical shear with a positive factor

Vertical shear with a negative factor

 

Rotations

Rotation about the origin through angle θ

 

Simple matrix operators on 3-space

Projection onto the x-y plane

Projection onto the z-axis

Reflection in the x-y plane

Reflection in the z-axis

Rotation about the z-axis through angle θ