diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.cpp b/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.cpp
index b04878ac5..861e19cc9 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.cpp
@@ -243,5 +243,25 @@ namespace gtsam {
   }
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
+  double GaussianBayesNet::logNormalizationConstant() const {
+    /*
+    normalization constant = 1.0 / sqrt((2*pi)^n*det(Sigma))
+    logConstant = -0.5 * n*log(2*pi) - 0.5 * log det(Sigma)
+    
+    log det(Sigma)) = -2.0 * logDeterminant()
+    thus, logConstant = -0.5*n*log(2*pi) + logDeterminant()
+
+    BayesNet logConstant = sum(-0.5*n_i*log(2*pi) + logDeterminant_i())
+    = sum(-0.5*n_i*log(2*pi)) + sum(logDeterminant_i())
+    = sum(-0.5*n_i*log(2*pi)) + bn->logDeterminant()
+    */
+    double logNormConst = 0.0;
+    for (const sharedConditional& cg : *this) {
+      logNormConst += cg->logNormalizationConstant();
+    }
+    return logNormConst;
+  }
+
+  /* ************************************************************************* */
 
 } // namespace gtsam
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.h b/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.h
index 19781d1e6..ea1cb8603 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.h
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianBayesNet.h
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ namespace gtsam {
     /** Check equality */
     bool equals(const This& bn, double tol = 1e-9) const;
 
+    /// Check exact equality.
+    friend bool operator==(const GaussianBayesNet& lhs,
+                           const GaussianBayesNet& rhs) {
+      return lhs.isEqual(rhs);
+    }
+
     /// print graph
     void print(
         const std::string& s = "",
@@ -228,6 +234,14 @@ namespace gtsam {
      * @return The determinant */
     double logDeterminant() const;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the log of the normalization constant corresponding to the
+     * joint Gaussian density represented by this Bayes net.
+     *
+     * @return double
+     */
+    double logNormalizationConstant() const;
+
     /**
      * Backsubstitute with a different RHS vector than the one stored in this BayesNet.
      * gy=inv(R*inv(Sigma))*gx
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp b/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp
index 0112835aa..f986eed02 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianConditional.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
       const auto mean = solve({});  // solve for mean.
       mean.print("  mean", formatter);
     }
+    cout << "  logNormalizationConstant: " << logNormalizationConstant() << std::endl;
     if (model_)
       model_->print("  Noise model: ");
     else
@@ -184,8 +185,13 @@ namespace gtsam {
   double GaussianConditional::logNormalizationConstant() const {
     constexpr double log2pi = 1.8378770664093454835606594728112;
     size_t n = d().size();
-    // log det(Sigma)) = - 2.0 * logDeterminant()
-    return - 0.5 * n * log2pi + logDeterminant();
+    // Sigma = (R'R)^{-1}, det(Sigma) = det((R'R)^{-1}) = det(R'R)^{-1}
+    // log det(Sigma) = -log(det(R'R)) = -2*log(det(R))
+    // Hence, log det(Sigma)) = -2.0 * logDeterminant()
+    // which gives log = -0.5*n*log(2*pi) - 0.5*(-2.0 * logDeterminant())
+    //     = -0.5*n*log(2*pi) + (0.5*2.0 * logDeterminant())
+    //     = -0.5*n*log(2*pi) + logDeterminant()
+    return -0.5 * n * log2pi + logDeterminant();
   }
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
index 7fbd43ffc..99ee4eb83 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
+++ b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
     /** equals required by Testable for unit testing */
     bool equals(const VectorValues& x, double tol = 1e-9) const;
 
+    /// Check exact equality.
+    friend bool operator==(const VectorValues& lhs, const VectorValues& rhs) {
+      return lhs.equals(rhs);
+    }
+
     /// @{
     /// @name Advanced Interface
     /// @{
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/linear.i b/gtsam/linear/linear.i
index 4b0963b8d..3a629f349 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/linear.i
+++ b/gtsam/linear/linear.i
@@ -510,12 +510,17 @@ virtual class GaussianConditional : gtsam::JacobianFactor {
   GaussianConditional(size_t key, gtsam::Vector d, gtsam::Matrix R, size_t name1, gtsam::Matrix S,
                       size_t name2, gtsam::Matrix T,
                       const gtsam::noiseModel::Diagonal* sigmas);
+  GaussianConditional(const vector<std::pair<gtsam::Key, gtsam::Matrix>> terms,
+                      size_t nrFrontals, gtsam::Vector d,
+                      const gtsam::noiseModel::Diagonal* sigmas);
 
   // Constructors with no noise model
   GaussianConditional(size_t key, gtsam::Vector d, gtsam::Matrix R);
   GaussianConditional(size_t key, gtsam::Vector d, gtsam::Matrix R, size_t name1, gtsam::Matrix S);
   GaussianConditional(size_t key, gtsam::Vector d, gtsam::Matrix R, size_t name1, gtsam::Matrix S,
                       size_t name2, gtsam::Matrix T);
+  GaussianConditional(const gtsam::KeyVector& keys, size_t nrFrontals,
+                      const gtsam::VerticalBlockMatrix& augmentedMatrix);
 
   // Named constructors
   static gtsam::GaussianConditional FromMeanAndStddev(gtsam::Key key, 
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp
index a4a722012..dcd821889 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ TEST(GaussianConditional, Print) {
     "  d = [ 20 40 ]\n"
     "  mean: 1 elements\n"
     "  x0: 20 40\n"
+    "  logNormalizationConstant: -4.0351\n"
     "isotropic dim=2 sigma=3\n";
   EXPECT(assert_print_equal(expected, conditional, "GaussianConditional"));
 
@@ -530,6 +531,7 @@ TEST(GaussianConditional, Print) {
     "  S[x1] = [ -1 -2 ]\n"
     "          [ -3 -4 ]\n"
     "  d = [ 20 40 ]\n"
+    "  logNormalizationConstant: -4.0351\n"
     "isotropic dim=2 sigma=3\n";
   EXPECT(assert_print_equal(expected1, conditional1, "GaussianConditional"));
 
@@ -545,6 +547,7 @@ TEST(GaussianConditional, Print) {
     "  S[y1] = [ -5 -6 ]\n"
     "          [ -7 -8 ]\n"
     "  d = [ 20 40 ]\n"
+    "  logNormalizationConstant: -4.0351\n"
     "isotropic dim=2 sigma=3\n";
   EXPECT(assert_print_equal(expected2, conditional2, "GaussianConditional"));
 }