Math 24
Honors Linear Algebra
Last updated June 17, 2015 12:57:02 EDT

General Information Syllabus HW Assignments Documents

Syllabus

The following is a tentative syllabus for the course. This page will be updated irregularly.
On the other hand, the weekly syllabus contained in the Homework Assignments page will always be accurate.

The Documents page has links to the questionnaire assigned on Monday, March 26, as well as the notes we used in class.
Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
3/26   Introduction
3/28 1.1-1.2 Vector Spaces
3/29 (x-hour)   Introduction to Proofs
3/30 1.3 Subspaces
4/2 1.4 Linear Equations
4/4 1.5 Linear Dependence
4/5 (x-hour)   No x-hour today
4/6 1.6 Bases and Dimension
4/9   Chapter 1 overview
4/11 2.1 Linear Transformations
4/12 (x-hour)   We do meet today
4/13 2.2 Matrices and Linear Transformations
4/16 2.3 Composition of LInear Transformations
4/18 2.4 Isomorphisms
4/19 (x-hour) 2.5 Change of Coordinates
4/20   No class today
4/23   Chapter 2 overview
4/23   Midterm take-home portion distributed
4/24   Midterm in-class portion 6-7 PM
4/25 3.1 Matrices
4/26 (x-hour)   We do not meet
4/27 3.2 Rank of a Matrix
4/30   Midterm take-home portion due
4/30 3.3 Systems of Linear Equations
5/2 3.4 Systems of Linear Equations
5/3 (x-hour)   We do not meet
5/4 4.1-4.2 Determinants
5/7 4.3-4.4 Determinants
5/9   Chapters 3-4 overview
5/10 (x-hour)   We do not meet
5/11 5.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
5/14 5.2 Diagonalizeability
5/16 6.1 Inner products and norms
5/17 (x-hour)   We do not meet
5/18 6.2 Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization
5/21 6.3 Adjoints
5/23 6.4 Normal and Self-Adjoint Operators
5/24 (x-hour)   We meet only if previously announced
5/25 6.5-6.6 Spectral Theorem
5/25   Take-home final distributed
5/28   No class today; Memorial Day Holiday
5/30   Last day of class; last day to turn in assignments (except take-home final)
6/1   In-class final 8 AM, 105 Kemeny
6/1   Take-home final due 4 PM, Prof. Groszek's office


Marcia J. Groszek
Last updated June 17, 2015 12:57:02 EDT