Announcements
Jul. 30: Syllabus will be posted before the first day of class (Aug. 14). Course text will be:
- Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition) by David C. Lay, Steven R. Lay, Judi J. McDonald.
Sep. 9: Test 1 on Wed. Sep. 18 covers Sections 1.1-1.9. No formal proofs will be required. No calculators allowed!
Oct. 17: Office hour tomorrow (Fri. Oct. 18) changed to 11:00am-12:00pm.
Oct. 25: Test 2 on Wed. Oct. 30 covers Sections 1.10-3.3 except not 2.4, 2.6, or 2.7.
Dec. 4: The final exam covers Sections 1.1-6.5 except for: 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 4.1-4.9, 5.7, 5.8.
Homework
Homework is due at the beginning of class. Problems are from the text unless specified otherwise. I prefer homework stapled in the upper left corner and not folded. Your write-ups must be your own work.
| Assignment | Due Date | Problems to Hand In |
| Asst. 1 | Fri. Aug. 23 | Sec. 1.1 #20, 24, 32. Sec. 1.2 #20, 24, 26. Sec. 1.3 #12, 26. |
| Asst. 2 | Fri. Aug. 30 | Sec. 1.4 #10, 16, 18, 33. Sec. 1.5 #18, 34. |
| Asst. 3 | Fri. Sep. 6 | Sec. 1.5 #25. Sec. 1.6 #4, 6, 12. Sec. 1.7 #12, 18, 39. |
| Asst. 4 | Fri. Sep. 13 | Sec. 1.8 #10, 14, 27, 28, 31. Sec. 1.9 #36. |
| Asst. 5 | Fri. Sep. 27 | Sec. 1.10 #2a, 4a, 8 (set up only), 10. Sec. 2.1 #10, 12, 23, 24. Sec. 2.2 #14, 16, 25. |
| Asst. 6 | Fri. Oct. 4 | Sec. 2.3 (Note the instructions before problem 1.) #14, 16, 18, 22, 26, 28. Sec. 2.5 #14, 19, 24, 26. |
| Asst. 7 | Fri. Oct. 11 | Sec. 2.8 #5, 24, 26, 30, 32, 36. Sec. 2.9 #12, 16, 20, 22. |
| Asst. 8 | Fri. Oct. 18 | Sec. 3.1 #10, 16, 34, 36. Sec. 3.2 #8, 14, 24, 36, 40. |
| Asst. 9 | Fri. Oct. 25 | Sec. 3.3 #12, 22, 24, 26, 28, 32. |
| Asst. 10 | Fri. Nov. 8 | Sec. 4.6 #4, 8, 14. Sec. 5.1 #6, 8, 10, 18, 26. Sec. 5.2 #10, 16, 18. |
| Asst. 11 | Fri. Nov. 15 | Sec. 5.3 #2, 6, 16, 24, 26. Sec. 5.4 #12, 14, 23 (remember to say why the vector is nonzero). Sec. 5.5 #4, 8, 16. |
| Asst. 12 | Fri. Nov. 22 | Sec. 5.6 #5, 6, 15 (for 5 and 15, show all your work, and be aware that one of the answers in the book is not quite right!). Sec. 6.1 #2, 10, 16, 26 (cite a theorem in Chapter 2 instead of 4). Sec. 6.2 #2, 8, 14, 20. |
| Asst. 13 | Wed. Dec. 4 | Sec. 6.3 #2, 6, 12, 16. Sec. 6.4 #6, 10. Sec. 6.5 #2, 6, 12. |