\newcommand*{\matricize}[1]{ \operatorname{mat}\of{{#1}} }
% An inline column vector, with parentheses and a transpose operator.
-\newcommand*{\colvec}[1]{ \left({#1}\right)^{T} }
+\newcommand*{\colvec}[1]{ \transpose{\left({#1}\right)} }
% Bounded linear operators on some space. The required argument is the
% domain of those operators, and the optional argument is the