Welcome
to Math 369 S02
Linear Algebra
Fall 2009
Important Information
- Office: Weber Building, Room 112 (entrance through Room 101)
Course Information
- Text: Introduction to Linear Algebra by Jim DeFranza and Dan Gagliardi
- Calculators will be expected for use on certain parts of homework and exams.
- RDS Testing: Please talk with me to arrange sending exams
to RDS.
- FINAL EXAM:
Thursday, December 17, 2009 from 11:20am to 1:20pm
- Grading: Comprised of 40% for HW, 15% for Exam 1, 15% for Exam 2, and 30% for the Final Exam.
Week 1
Monday, Aug 24
S1.1
Systems of Linear Equations;
S1.3 Matrix Algebra
Wednesday, Aug 26
S1.3;
S1.2 Matrices and Elementary Row Operations
Friday, Aug 28
S1.2; S1.4
The Inverse of a Square Matrix
Week 2
Monday, Aug 31
S1.4; S1.5
Matrix Equations;
HW 1
Wednesday, Sept 2
S1.5
Friday, Sept 4
S1.6
Determinants; S1.7 Elementary Matrices and LU
Factorizations;
HW 2
Week 3
Wednesday, Sept 9
S1.7
Friday, Sept 11
S1.8
Applications of Systems of Linear Equations;
HW 3
Week 4
Monday, Sept 14
S2.1 Vectors
in R^n
Wednesday, Sept 16
S2.2 Linear
Combinations
Friday, Sept 18
Week 5
Monday, Sept 21
Review for
Exam 1
Wednesday, Sept 23
EXAM 1
Friday, Sept 25
S2.3 Linear
Independence
Week 6
Monday, Sept 28
S3.1
Definition of a Vector Space
Wednesday, Sept 30
S3.1
Friday, Oct 2
Week 7
Monday, Oct 5
S3.2
Wednesday, Oct 7
S3.2 and
S3.3 Basis and Dimension
Friday, Oct 9
S3.3 and
S3.4 Coordinates and Change of Basis;
HW 6
Week 8
Monday, Oct 12
S3.4
Wednesday, Oct 14
S4.1
Linear Transformations
Friday, Oct 16
S4.2 The Null Space and Range;
HW 7
Week 9
Monday, Oct 19
S4.2
NOTE: Last Day to W Drop
Wednesday, Oct 21
S4.3
Isomorphisms;
Friday, Oct 23
S4.4 Matrix
Representations of a Linear Transformation;
HW 8
Week 10
Monday, Oct 26
Wednesday, Oct 28
Exam 2
Friday, Oct 30
S5.1
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Week 11
Monday, Nov 2
S5.1
Wednesday, Nov 4
S5.2
Diagonalization;
Friday, Nov 6
Week 12
Monday, Nov 9
S5.4
Application: Markov Chains
Wednesday, Nov 11
S6.1 The
Dot Product on Rn
Friday, Nov 13
Week 13
Monday, Nov 16
S6.2 Inner
Product Spaces
Wednesday, Nov 18
S6.2
Friday, Nov 20
S6.3
Orthonormal Bases;
HW 11
Week 14
Monday, Nov 30
S6.3
Wednesday, Dec 2
S6.5
Application: Least Squares Approximation
Orthogonal Complements
Friday, Dec 4
Week 15
Monday, Dec 7
Review for
Final
Wednesday, Dec 9
Review for
Final
Friday, Dec 11
Review for Final
FINAL EXAM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009 from 11:20am to 1:20pm.