Math 308F, Autumn, 1997

Instructor: James King, C440 Padelford Hall, 543-1915

Office Hours: Tuesday, 1:30-2:20, and by appointment

Home Page: http://www.math.washington.edu/~king

Textbook: David Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications (2nd ed)

Class room and time: Johnson 123, MWF 11:30-12:20.


Assignments (Jump to Current Assignments)

The first three weeks of the course (approximately) will be devoted to Chapter 1.

Due      Turn In                     Do (don't turn in)        Additional          


Wed,     Sec. 1.1 #2, 10, 22, 24,    Sec. 1.1 #3, 9 ,11, 29,                        
10/1     28, 30, 34                  31                 


                          
Fri,     Sec 1.2 #8, 10, 14, 26,     Sec 1.2 #7-15 (odd),      1-6, 23, 24 to be   
10/3     28, 30, 35                  23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 33   discussed in class  


                                         
Mon      Sec 1.3 #12, 14, 22, 24,    Sec 1.3 #11, 13, 21, 23   7-8, 15-18 will     
10/6     26, 28                                                be discussed in     
                                                               class               


Wed,     Sec. 1.4 #12, 18, 30, 36,   Sec. 1.4  #1-19 (odd),                        
10/8     38                          29, 35                                        


Fri,     Sec 1.5 #12, 14, 16, 18,    Sec 1.5 #1-17 (odd),                          
10/10    20, 25, 38a                 21, 23                                        


Mon      Sec 1.6 #10, 14, 20, 22,    Sec 1.6 #1-13 (odd),      31-38
                                                               will be
10/13    24, 28                      19-23 (odd), 27           discussed in class  


Wed,     Sec 1.7 #10, 16, 18, 24,    Sec 1.7 #1-7 (odd), 
10/15    26, 27, 30                  15, 23, 25


Fri      MAJOR QUIZ #1. No homework due.
10/17    


Mon      Sec 1.8 #6, 8, 10, 12, 14   Sec 1.8 #1-9 (odd), 13
10/20


Wed                                  Sec 1.8 #25-38   Will be
10/22                                                 discussed in 
                                                      class


Fri                                  Sec 2.1 Enough practice to be solid
10/24                                on matrix multiplication.  Quiz.


Mon      Sec 2.1 #14-16, 20, 22, 24  Sec 2.1 #19-23 (odd)
10/27    Sec 2.2 #9, 10              Sec 2.2 #1,3,5,13-177 (odd)


Wed      Sec 2.3 #16-19, 21          Sec 2.3 #1-27 (all these are good)    
10/29


Fri      MIDTERM. No homework due.
10/31


Mon      No homework due.
11/3


Wed      Sec 2.9 #6, 8, 10,          Sec 2.9 #1-4, #5-11(odd),
11/5           14, 16, 18              #15-23(odd) - some will be done
                                         in class


Fri      Sec 2.9 #22, 24, 26,           Sec 2.9 #25-37 (odd)
11/7        30, 32, 43, 44                   some will be done in class


Mon      Sec 1.9 #2, 3, 10, 12          Sec 1.9 #1, 11 
11/10


Wed      Sec 5.1  #18, 20-26 (all)       Sec 5.1 #1-16 (odd, 
11/12                                     at least a good selection) 


Fri      Sec 5.2  #2, 4, 6,              Sec 3.1 #1-7 (odd) 
11/14          10, 12, 21, 22


Mon      Sec 5.3  #2, 4, 6, 8, 10,       Sec 5.3 #5, 7, 9
11/17        12, 21, 22, 24


Wed      Sec 5.5  #3, 11, 13, 15       Sec 5.5 #1, 5, 7, 9
11/19   


Fri      MAJOR QUIZ on 1.9, 2.9, 3.1-2 (as done in HW), 5.1-3, 5.5*
11/21    *Julie Griffiths suggests that 4.2 helps with null spaces, etc.
         Answers to Quiz.


Mon      Sec 6.1  #19. 20              Sec 6.1 #1-18 (all)
11/24    Mini-Quiz at beginning of class on 1-18.


Wed      No homework due.  Class will discuss rest of 6.2.
11/26


Fri      HOLIDAY
11/28 


Mon      Sec 6.1  #22. 25. 26. 28        Sec 6.1 #27
12/1     Sec 6.2 #10, 12, 14, 18, 20     Sec 6.2 #1-9 (all), 11, 13,
                                                  17, 19


Wed      Sec 6.3  #2, 4, 8, 14,          Sec 6.3 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15
12/3     21, 22 


Fri      Sec 6.5  #2, 4, 8, 12           Sec 6.5 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9
12/5     Sec 6.6 #6, 7, 8a, 
          8b (Set this up with numbers; 
          you need not solve.) 


Unnannounced small quizzes will be given from time to time to check on homework that is assigned to do but not turn in. The grades will count as part of the homework grade.

Major tests

Major Quiz, Friday, 10/17/97

Midterm, Friday 10/31/97

Major Quiz, Friday, 11/21/97

FINAL EXAM

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2:30-4:20 p.m.
Johnson 123 (usual classroom)

Grading formula

Final exam = 2 * Midterm

Midterm = 2*Major Quiz

Test grade = 70%. Homework = 30%