Textbook

Linear algebra and its applications (4th edition) by David C. Lay
(Available at Wheelock Books and also directly from the publisher)

Scheduled Lectures

(Section 1) Cho	(Section 2) Cai	(Section 3) Bourke
MWF 10:00 - 11:05 (x-hour) Th 12 - 12:50	MWF 11:15 - 12:20 (x-hour) Tu 12 - 12:50	MWF 1:45 - 2:50 (x-hour) Th 1 - 1:50
Dartmouth Hall 217	Kemeny 007	Kemeny 007

Instructor

Min Hyung Cho	Mingzhong Cai	John Bourke
Office: 315 Kemeny	Office: 210 Kemeny	Office: 310 Kemeny
Office Hours: Mondays 4-5 Tuesdays 4-5 Thursdays 2-3 and by appointment	Office Hours: Mondays 9-11, 1:45-2:45 Wednesdays 9-11 and by appointment	Office Hours: Mondays 3-4:30 Tuesdays 3-4:30 and by appointment
Phone: 646 - 9847 or BlitzMail (preferred)	Phone: 646 - 2293 or BlitzMail (preferred)	Phone: 646 - 9824 or BlitzMail (preferred)

Exams

There will be two "midterm exams" and a cumulative final exam. The exams are scheduled as follows:

Exam 1	Wednesday April 22, 4-6 pm	LSC Arvo J. Oopik 1978 Auditorium (Room 100)
Exam 2	Friday May 15, 4-6 pm	Moore Filene Auditorium
Final Exam	Friday June 5, 3-6 pm	Moore Filene Auditorium

Homework Policy

• Written assignments will be assigned daily and collected weekly. They will be due each Wednesday, turned into homework boxes in Kemeny, and they will typically cover the material up through the previous Friday. So the first written assignment (available on the assignments page) covers the first week's worth of material and is due on Wednesday of week 2.
  
  
• Late homework will be accepted only in case of serious, unpredictable events such as documented illness or family emergency. Unexcused late and missing papers count zero.

Grades

The course grade will be based upon the scores on the midterm exam, homework, and the final exam as follows:

Written homework	20%
Exam 1	25%
Exam 2	25%
Final Exam	30%
Total	100%

If you have a conflict with one of the midterm exams because of a religious observance, scheduled extracurricular activity such as a game or performance [not practice], scheduled laboratory for another course, or similar commitment, please see your instructor as soon as possible. If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to submit all homework on time, and to arrange to get notes from a classmate.

The Honor Principle

Academic integrity is at the core of our mission as mathematicians and educators, and we take it very seriously. We also believe in working and learning together.

Collaboration on homework is permitted and encouraged, but obviously it is a violation of the honor code for someone to provide the answers for you.

On written homework, you are encouraged to work together, and you may get help from others, but you must write up the answers yourself. If you are part of a group of students that produces an answer to a problem, you cannot then copy that group answer. You must write up the answer individually, in your own words.

On exams, you may not give or receive help from anyone. Exams in this course are closed book, and no notes, calculators or other electronic devices are permitted.

Tutorials

The TA for this course is David Freund. Tutorial assistance for this course and help with your homework will be available on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-9pm in Kemeny 008.

Special Considerations

Students with disabilities who will be taking this course and may need disability-related classroom accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment to see their instructor as soon as possible. Also, they should stop by the Academic Skills Center in 224 Baker to register for support services.

John Bourke
Last updated June 17, 2019 14:18:34 EDT