| Lectures: | Mon-Wed-Fri 3:10am-4:00pm, Young 198 |
| Instructor: | Andrew Waldron, MSB 3138, phone: 554-1360, wally@math.ucdavis.edu |
| Office hours: | Mon, Wed 1:30-2:30 pm |
| TAs: |
Jason Barnett, Office hours:
Tues 1-3, MSB 3202;
Alexander Waagen, Office hours: Fri 12-2, MSB 3217. Josh Oyoung, Office hours: Tues 4-6, MSB 2127. Jiawei Zhang, Office hours: Wed 4-6, MSB 3219. Brandon Barrette, WEBWORK TA, email Brandon for webwork TECHNICAL PROBLEMS Tom Denton, Lecture Notes TA, email Tom if you find an error in the lecture notes or a webwork problem. |
| Text: |
THERE IS NO REQUIRED TEXT. We will use in part Jim Hefferon's
free linear algebra book.
There are also lecture notes for each class. |
| Syllabus: |
Linear Systems, Vectors and Linear Transformations
Solving Linear Systems Solutions Sets Vectors in Space, n-Vectors Vector Properties Vector Spaces Linear Transformations Matrices Matrix Properties Inverse Matrix LU Decomposition Elementary Matrices and Determinants Properties of Determinants Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Subspaces, Spanning Sets Linear Independence Bases and Dimension Diagonalization Orthonormal Bases Diagonalizing Symmetric Matrices Kernel Rank and Range Orthogonal Complements and Gram Schmidt Least Squares Tensors |
| Prerequisite: | You must have taken or take Eng 6 or 22AL. |
| Problem Sets: | There are two types of homeworks -- skills based and ideas based.
The skills homeworks use the WEBWORK system. These problem sets have a weekly Friday deadline. The ideas homeworks appear at the END OF THE TYPESET lecture notes. They are due every second Monday at the beginning of class. NO LATE HOMEWORKS ARE ACCEPTED. Homeworks will be graded both for correctness AND quality of presentation. Selected Solutions |
| Exams: | Two midterms and one final.
Midterm I, Friday October 16, in class. Solutions Midterm II, Wednesday November 18. Solutions COMPREHENSIVE Final Exam ... NO calculators, cell-phones, telescopes or satellite dishes in any exam. Don't cheat -- enrolling in this class implies a commitment to academic honesty. If you have any difficulties concerning the final or midterm exams, contact me immediately. |
| Grading: | 15% webwork problem sets, 15% written homeworks, 20% midterms and %50 final exam.
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| Other resources: | The Learning Skills Center |