| Lectures: | Mon-Wed-Fri 3:10pm-4:00pm, OLSON 6 |
| Instructor: | Andrew Waldron, MSB 3138, phone: 554-1360, wally@math.ucdavis.edu |
| Office hours: | Monday 4:10pm, Friday: 1:10pm--2:00pm |
| TAs: |
Joe Grimm,
Discussion: Thur 3:10pm-4:00pm; WELLMN 7 Office hours: Tues 2:30pm-4:30pm; MSB 2137. Wenjing Liao, Discussion: Thurs 4:10pm--5:00pm; WELLMN 7 Office hours: Monday 1:30pm--2:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm--1:30pm; MSB 3139. |
| Text: | Free Online Textbook |
| Extra Material: | Solutions, handouts, selected lecture notes, etc... |
| Syllabus: |
Linear Systems
Vector Spaces Span and Bases Linear Maps Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Determinants Inner Product Spaces Change of Bases The Spectral Theorem |
| Prerequisite: | You do not need MAT22A or MAT108 to take this class but you must feel ready to handle abstract and rigorous mathematics.
You should consider concurrently enrolling for the proofs workshop MAT-098-002 CRN 40137. |
| Problem Sets: | These are mostly found at the end of each chapter. EVERY TWO WEEKS selected problems will be collected for grading in discussion sections STARTING THURSDAY January 19. Problems will be announced here:
Due Thursday January 19: Chapter 1, Calculational Exercises (CE) 1,2; Proof Writing Exercises (PWE) 1; Chapter 4, CE 1,2; PWE 1. Due Thursday February 2: Chapter 4, CE 3,4,5; PWE 2,3,4; Chapter 5, CE 1,2; PWE 1. Due Thursday February 16: Corrected version of Midterm I (try not just to copy the solutions, here is a blank midterm I), Chapter 5, CE 3,4,5 PWE 2,3,4,5,6,7. Linear Independence Worksheet. Chapter 6 PWE 1. Due Thursday, March 1: Chapter 6, CWE 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. PWE 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Chapter 7, CWE 1,2. Due Thursday, March 15: Corrected versions of Midterm II, questions 1 and 3, Chapter 7 worksheet, Chapter7 CWE 3,4,5,6,7. PWE 1,2,3,4,5,8,12, Chapter 8 CWE 1,2,3,4,5,6. PWE 1,2,3,4. Chapter 9 CWE 1,2,3,4. PWE 3. There will be webwork problems due on Fridays available at WEBWORK. There will be a brief quiz at the start of EVERY SECOND discussion group, STARTING THURSDAY January 12. NO LATE HOMEWORKS ARE ACCEPTED. Written homeworks will be graded both for correctness AND quality of presentation. |
| Exams: | Two midterms and one final.
Midterm I, Wednesday February 1st, in class. Solutions Midterm II, Wednesday, February 29th. Solutions COMPREHENSIVE Final Exam, Saturday, March 24, 6pm Place 26 WELLMAN, NOT OLSON 6!!!! 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 (flat tire, broken alarm clock, anxiety attack...) concerning the final or midterm exams, contact me immediately. |
| Grading: | 10% webwork problem sets, 30% written homeworks and quizzes, 20% midterms and 40% final exam.
Grading scheme: grades will be curved but the following are guaranteed: >80% total points A, >70% at least B, >60% at least C, >50% at least D |