Homework for Linear Algebra
Math 2250, Fall 2008


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The date is the date the assignment is given: the assignment should be completed within the following week or before the next test, whichever comes first.

Starting it before we talk about the material will help you understand it when we do talk about it, and will give you a head start on preparing for tests.

9/3 Homework 1 (handout); Section 2.3, p. 142, or our discussion on the first day will help clarify the terminology.
Read Section 1.1. Do p.15 # 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25.
Read Section 2.3 for the book's version of the material on linear functions which I have presented in class. Note that the book refers to properties (A) and (S) by number, (1) and (2), on p. 142.
9/5 Homework 2 (handout) Read Section 1.2, dot products only.
Read Section 1.3 thoroughly. Do Exer. 1-19, 21, 41.
9/12 Read Section 1.4. Do problems # 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28
9/15 We will continue talking about Section 1.4.
9/17 We will finish talking about Section 1.4.
Do problems # 30, 31, 36, 38, 46-50, 56-58.
9/22 Read Sect. 1.5. Do Exer. # 1-10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23.
9/29 Read Sect. 1.6. Exer. # 1-14, 17-25 odd, 31, 32, 42, 43-46.
10/6 Test 1
10/8 Read Sect. 2.1. Exer. # 7-27, 30, 31, 34.
10/13 Read Sect. 2.2. Exer. # 1-6,8,11,14,15,17-19.
10/17 Read Sect. 2.3. Exer. # 1-9,13-15,19,21-23,31.
10/22 Read Sect. 2.4. Exer. # 1,3,4,6. You may use the formulas we developed in class, as well as the examples in the text.
10/24 Read Sect. 3.1. Exer. # 1,3,11,17,24,25.
10/29 Read Sect. 3.2. Exer. # 1,3,4,5,7,8,11-13,16,17,20-23, and optional but interesting, 27,28.
11/3 Read Sect. 3.3. Exer. # 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 21.
11/7 Test 2 (Note change of date.)
11/10 Sect. 3.4. Exer. # 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 27, 29, 30, 31.
11/19 Sect. 4.1. Exer. # 1, 2, 6, 8, 10a, 20, 21, 37, 38, 45, 46.
Sect. 4.2 Exer. # 1, 2, 6, 6, 7, 15-23, 26.
Sect. 4.3 Exer. # 1, 6, 8, 11, 22, 24, 25.
11/24 Sect. 5.1. Exer. # 2, 3, 5, 7, 14, 17 , 19, 24, 26, and optionally, 32, 41.
11/28 Thanksgiving break.
12/1 Sect. 5.2. Exer. # 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 17, and optionally, 22.
12/3 Sect. 6.1. Exer. # 1, 3, 6-9, 11, 13a, 15, 16.
12/5 Sect. 6.2. Exer. # 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 15, 18.
12/8 Sect. 6.3. Exer. # 1-3, 9, 11.     Course evaluations today (Monday 8 Dec).
12/10 Last day of classes.
12/16 Final Exam, 8:00 - 10:30 AM, 114 State Hall


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