Welcome to Math 369

LINEAR ALGEBRA

Spring 2009

Important Information

Instructor: Dr.K.M. McArthur

Office: Weber Building, Room 112 (entrance through Room 101)

Phone: 491-4625

Office Hours during regular class weeks: Tues 12-1pm in Weber 14
Office Hours along with those for Math261: Mon 10-11am in Weber 112. Prepare your own questions.
Office Hours with Prof Painter: Mon 2-4pm and Tues 10-12am in Weber 130

Questions? Email Dr. McArthur at mcarthur@math.colostate.edu;

Course Information

Text: Linear Algebra with Applications, 7E by StevenJ.Leon

Calculator: Calculators are not allowed on exams; however, they may be useful for some homework problems.

Final Exam Tuesday, May 12, 11:20am - 1:20pm

Homework:

Homework will most often be due on Wednesday; however, on weeks following exams it will be due on Friday.

Week 1

Wednesday, Jan 21

1.1 Systems of Linear Equations

Friday, Jan 23

1.2 Row Echelon Form

Week 2

Monday, Jan 26

1.2 continued

Wednesday, Jan 28

1.3 Matrix Algebra; HW1

Friday, Jan 30

1.3 continued

Week 3

Monday, Feb 2

1.4 Elementary Matrices

Wednesday, Feb 4

1.4 Continued; HW2

Friday, Feb 6

1.5 Partitioned Matrices

Week 4

Monday, Feb 9

2.1 The Determinant of a Matrix

Wednesday, Feb 11

2.2 Properties of Determinants; HW3

Friday, Feb 13

3.1 Definitions and Examples

Week 5

Monday, Feb 16

3.2 Subspaces

Wednesday, Feb 18

3.2 continued; HW4

Friday, Feb 20

3.3 Linear Independence

Week 6

Monday, Feb 23

3.3 continued, Review for Exam 1

Wednesday, Feb 25

Exam 1 Answers

Friday, Feb 27

3.4 Basis and Dimension

Week 7

Monday, Mar 2

3.5 Change of Basis

Wednesday, Mar 4

3.5 continued

Friday, Mar 6

3.6 Row Space and Column Space; HW5

Week 8

Monday, Mar 9

4.1 Linear Transformations: Definition and Examples

Wednesday, Mar 11

4.1 continued; HW6

Thursday, Mar 13

4.2 Matrix Representation of Linear Transformations

Week 9

Monday, Mar 23

4.2 Matrix Representation of Linear Transformations; NOTE: Last Day to W Drop

Wednesday, Mar 25

4.3 Similarity; HW7

Friday, Mar 27

4.3 continued

Week 10

Monday, Mar 30

6.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Wednesday, Apr 1

6.1 continued; HW8

Friday, Apr 3

6.3 Diagonalization

Week 11

Monday, Apr 6

6.3 cont, Review

Wednesday, Apr 8

Exam 2 Answers

Friday, Apr 10

5.1 The Scalar Product

Week 12

Monday, Apr 13

5.1 The Scalar Product

Wednesday, Apr 15

5.2 Orthogonal Subspaces

Friday, Apr 17

5.2 continued; HW9

Week 13

Monday, Apr 20

5.4 Inner Product Spaces

Wednesday, Apr 22

5.4 continued; HW10

Friday, Apr 24

5.5 Orthonormal Sets

Week 14

Monday, Apr 27

5.6 The Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization

Wednesday, Apr 29

5.6 continued; HW11

Friday, May 1

(optional)5.3 Least Squares Problems

Week 15

Monday, May 4

(optional)5.3

Wednesday, May 6

Review for Final

Friday, May 8

Review for Final

FINAL EXAM TUESDAY, MAY 12, 11:20am-1:20pm

Final Exam Spring 2009 Answers;

GRADE STATUS

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