MATH 01.210.2 Linear Algebra --- Fall 2011

Students are required to read the textbook before the class. Assignments and due dates are notated. Please have assigned problems worked out and turned in before the due day. Past due homework and quizzes are notated in blue, upcoming assignments are notated in red, changes are notated in yellow. 

Week 15

o    Thu, Dec 15, 8:00—10:00, Bunce 105, Final Exam.

o    Tue, Dec 13:  

 -- Review.

  -- Take Home Test. Due Midnight, Dec 13, 2011. 

Week 14

 

o    Thu, Dec 8: Sec 7.2 Diagonalization and Similar Matrices.

    -- HW 24, Sec 7.2: P461: 1, 3, 5, 7(a), (b), 9, 11(b), (d), 13, 15(a).

    -- Quiz 7 Key.

o    Tue, Dec 6: Sec 7.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.

                            -- HW 23, Sec 7.1: P451: 1, 3, 7, 13, 15, 17.

Week 13

 

o    Thu, Dec 1: Sec 6.3 Matrix of a Linear Transformation.

    -- HW 22, Sec 6.3: P397: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13.

o    Tue, Nov 29: Sec 6.1, 6.2 Linear Transformation and its Kernel and Range.

                            -- Take Home Test. Due on Dec 13, 2011.

                            -- HW 20, Sec 6.1: P373: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13.

                            -- HW 21, Sec 6.2: P387: 1, 5, 9, 11, 19.

Week 12

 

o    Thu, Nov 24: NO CLASS. Thanksgiving Holiday!

o    Tue, Nov 22: Test II. Contents: Chapters 4.

Week 11

 

o    Thu, Nov 17: Chapter 4 Review

o    Tue, Nov 15:

   -- Contents: Sec 4.9 Rank of a Matrix

                          -- H W 19, Sec 4.9: P282: 13, 17, 19, 35. Due Nov 22, 2011.

Week 10

o    Thu, Nov 10:

-- Contents: Sec 4.8 Coordinates and Isomorphisms

-- H W 18, Sec 4.8, P267:  1, 3, 7, 9, 15, 23, 27.  Due Nov 15, 2011.

-- Quiz 4 Due.

                        o    Tue, Nov 8: NO CLASS.

 

Week 9

o    Thu, Nov 3:

-- Contents: Sec 4.6 Dimension and Sec 4.7 Homogeneous System.

-- H W 17, Sec 4.7, P252:   5, 11, 13, 17, 22. Due Nov 10, 2011.

-- Quiz 4. Open book. Due Nov 10, 2011.

o    Tue, Nov 1:

-- Contents: Sec 4.6 .Basis

-- HW 16, Sec 4.6, P242:  1, 6, 19, 21. Due Nov 10, 2011.

 

Week 8

o    Thu, Oct 27:

-- Contents: Sec 4.5 Linear Independence.

-- HW 15: Sec 4.5: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21. Due on Nov 1.

o    Tue, Oct 25:

-- Test I –Part 2 due.

-- Contents: Sec 4.4 Span.

-- HW 14: Sec 4.4:  1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13. Due on Nov 1.

-- Project I is posted on Blackboard. Due on Nov 17, 2011.

 

 

Week 7

o    Thu, Oct 20:

-- Contents: Sec 4.2 & 4.3 Subspaces.  

-- HW 12: Sec 4.2: 1, 3, 7, 11, 17. Due on Oct 25. 

-- HW 13: Sec 4.3: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17. Due on Oct 25. 

o    Tue, Oct 18:

-- Contents: Sec 4.1 Vectors  

-- HW 11: Sec 4.1: 1(a), 3, 7, 13(d), 17, 19. Due on Oct 25.

Week 6

 

o    Thu, Oct 13:

-- Test I. Contents: Chapters 1—3.

o    Tue, Oct 11:

-- HW 10: Sec 3.4: 3, 7, 9, 11. Due on Oct 18.

-- Chapters 1—3 review.

Week 5

o    Thu, Oct 6:

  -- Read Sec 3.3 and 3.4. Contents: cofactor expansion and finding inverse matrix.

      –HW 9: Sec 3.3: 1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17; Sec 3.4: 3, 7, 9, 11. Due on Oct 11.

o    Tue, Oct 4:

-- Read Sec 3.1 and 3.2. Contents: determination and its properties.

   -- HW 8: Sec 3.1: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13; Sec 3.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 25, 27. Due on Oct 11.

Week 4

o    Thu, Sep 29:

     -- Read Sec 2.3. Contents: finding inverse matrix.

     -- Quiz 3. Contents: solving linear system, based on HW 6.

     -- HW 7: Sec 2.3: 3, 5, 9, 11(e), 15, 17, 19. Due on Oct 4.

o    Tue, Sep 27:

     -- Read Sec 2.1 and 2.2. Contents: Echelon form of a matrix, solving linear system.

     -- HW 6: Sec 2.1: 1, 3,5, 7; Sec 2.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 19, 27. Due on Oct 4.

 

Week 3

o    Thu, Sep 22:

     -- Read Sec 2.1 and 2.2. Contents: Echelon form of a matrix, solving linear system.

     -- Quiz 2. Contents: Sec 1.4—1.5 including inverse matrix, symmetric matrix, matrix multiplication.

o    Tue, Sep20:

    -- Read Sec 1.5 and 1.6. Contents: inverse matrix, matrix transformation.

    -- HW 5: Sec 1.5: 19, 31, 33, 37, 39; Sec 1.6: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19. Due on Sep 27.

Week 2

o    Thu, Sep 15:

     -- Read Sec 1.4 and 1.5. Contents: special matrices.

     -- HW 4: Sec 1.4: 9, 11, 23, 31, 37; Sec 1.5: 3, 7, 9, 15, 21. Due on Sep 20.

o    Tue, Sep13:

     -- Read Sec 1.4. Contents: properties of matrix operations.

     -- HW 3: Sec 1.4: 1, 3, 5, 7. Due on Sep 15.

     -- Quiz 1. Contents: matrix multiplication, consistent system.

Week 1

o    Thu, Sep 8:

     -- Read Sec 1.3. Contents: matrix operations (+, -, x, transpose).

     -- HW 2: Sec 1.3: 3, 5, 13, 15, 19, 31, 33, 43. Due on Sep 13.

o    Tue, Sep 6:  

    -- Read Sections 1.1, 1.2. Contents: Matrix, linear system.

    -- HW 1: Sec 1.1: 1--9 odd, 15, 17, 21, 35; Sec 1.2: 1, 7, 9, 11, 13. Due on Sep 8.

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  Guangming Yao

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