Schedule and assignments
Linear Algebra, Math 2250, Fall 2011

Class syllabus

                                                                           

Wed Aug 31 Sect 1.1 Systems Exer. 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25. (The correct answer to #25 )
Fri Sept 2 Sect 1.2 Row Reduction Exer. 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 19, 26, 29 and optionally, but especially, 23 and 30.

Wed Sept 7 Sect 1.3 Vectors Exer. 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 21, 22, 23, 25. (Especially 21 and 22.)
Fri Sept 9 Sect 1.4 Ax=b Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 21, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35.

Mon Sept 12 Sect 1.4 (cont.)
Wed Sept 14 Sect 1.5 Solution Sets Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 26(!), 29, 31, 33(!), 35.
Fri Sept 16 Sect. 1.5 (cont.)

Mon Sept 19 Sect. 1.7 Linear Independence Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30.
Wed Sept 21 Sect 1.8 Linear Transformations    Exer. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 31.
Fri Sept 23 (cont.)

Mon Sept 26 Sect. 1.9 Matrix form Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 32, 35.
Wed Sept 28 (cont.) Finish and start review.
Fri Sept 30 Chapter 1 Review

Mon Oct 3 Test 1
Wed Oct 5 Review Test 1.
Fri Oct 7 Sect. 2.1 Matrix operations Exer. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 15, 17, 19(*), 21(**), 23.

Mon Oct 10 Sect. 2.2 Matrix Inverse Exer. 1, 5, 7, 31, 33, 35, 37, 9, 11, 13, 17.
Wed Oct 12 Sect. 2.3 Invertible Matrices Exer. 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 28, 33, 37.
Fri Oct 14 (cont.)

Mon Oct 17 Sect. 2.8 Subspaces of Rn Exer. 1-5, 7, 11-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35.
Wed Oct 19 Sect. 2.9 Dimension and Rank Exer. 1, 3, 5, 9-13, 15-17, 19, 23.
Fri Oct 21 Supp. Exer. (p. 160-161) # 3, 4, 6, 11.

Mon Oct 24 Sect. 3.1 Determinants Exer. 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 19, 21, 21, 25, 27, 37.
Wed Oct 26 Sect. 3.2 Their properties Exer. 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 34, 35, 36.
Fri Oct 28 Sect. 3.3 Volume Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

Mon Oct 31 Sect. 4.1 Vector spaces Exer. Review 1-4, Do 5-8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20 (esp. c), 22, 30-33. Think about 25-29.
Wed Nov 2 Sect. 4.2 Linear Transformations Exer. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 20, 21, 25, 31, 32, 33.
Fri Nov 4 Review

Mon Nov 7 Test 2
Wed Nov 9 Sect. 4.3 Linear Independence Exer. 1-11 odd, 31, 32, 33.
Fri Nov 11 Sect. 4.4 Coordinates Exer. 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 27, 29, and optionally 19, 23, 24.

Wed Nov 16 Sect. 4.5 Dimension Exer. 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31.
Fri Nov 18 Sect. 4.6 Rank Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 28, 29. Opt. 31, 32.

Mon Nov 21 Sect. 4.7 Basis Change Exer. 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17 with 6 replaced by 3.
Wed Nov 23 Thanksgiving Break
Fri Nov 25 Thanksgiving Break

Mon Nov 28 Sect. 5.1 Eigenvalues and vectors Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31.
Wed Nov 30 Sect. 5.2 Char. Equation Exer. 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 19, and optionally 18.
Fri Dec 2 Sect. 5.3 Diagonalization Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 23, 24, 25.

Mon Dec 5 Sect. 5.4 More eigenvalues Exer. 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 23.
Wed Dec 7 Bases
Fri Dec 9 Review

Mon Dec 12 Review Classes end Monday Dec 12

Fri Dec 16   Final (Comprehensive) 8:00 - 10:30, in 114 State Hall

Class syllabus