Elementary Linear Algebra
Math 2250, Winter 2003

Table of Contents

• Class data
• Professor
• Schedule
• Requirements and grading
• Assignments

Class:

• Math 2250, Section 004
  
• 231 State Hall
  
• Tu & Th    4:30 - 5:50 PM
• Text: Linear Algebra, 3rd ed., Fraleigh and Beauregard
• Course web page: http://www.math.wayne.edu/~rrb/classes/m2250w03/

Professor:

• Robert Bruner
  
• Office: 1201 FAB,   (313)-577-3179
• Math Department:   (313)-577-2479
• Fax:   (313)-577-7596 (shared)
• e-mail: rrb@math.wayne.edu
• Office hours: Tu & Th 3-4 and Wed 4-5.
  Short questions can often be answered before or after class. I will always be available in the scheduled location during my office hours. In addition, you are welcome to make appointments to see me at other times. If you are willing to take a chance that I am busy or not in, you can simply drop by my office. Finally, email is often a very effective means of getting in touch with me.

Schedule:

Here is a schedule, subject to change, of the exams.

Test 1	Thursday, February 13
Spring Break	March 10-15
Test 2	Tuesday, March 25
Final Exam	Tuesday, April 29	4:30 - 5:50 PM, 231 State Hall

Requirements and grades:

First, READ THE BOOK . You should read each section before we talk about it in class, then again after class, before doing the homework for the section. If you have any trouble understanding it, read it several times, first, quickly for an overall idea what the section is about, then in detail, working out the examples the book uses to make sure you know why each statement is true. Only after this should you start the homework. You may be pleasantly surprised how much easier the homework is with this sort of preparation. You will certainly understand the material and retain more of it, if you study in this way.

Second, regular attendance and class participation will be expected. The only way to learn mathematics is to do it. You should make sure you understand the homework assigned. I will answer questions about it in class, before or after class, and in office hours.

There will be weekly quizzes each Tuesday, of about 10 minutes duration, which will help you assess your understanding of the material. The best 10 of these (out of 14) will be counted toward your final grade. If a test is given on a Tuesday, the quiz will be on Thursday that week.

Grades will be computed as follows:

Assignments