MATH  342 SYLLABUS

Spring 2005

MUWF 12-12:50, Deady Hall 303

 

Instructor:                     Julia Pevtsova

Office hours:                 M 2:30-3:30pm, T 10-10:50pm, W 1-2pm, or by appointment

Office:                          B10, Deady Hall          

E-mail:                          julia@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Class page:                   http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~julia

Textbook:                     Linear algebra and its applications, 3rd edition, by David Lay

Supplemental text:         Study guide to Linear Algebra and its Applications, 3rd edition, by David Lay

 

Course material.   This is the second half of the Linear Algebra sequence. It will cover chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the textbook. We will do more applications in this part of the course, and it might appear to be harder than the first part.

Prerequisite: Math 341.

 

Discussion section (quiz section). Discussion section (Tuesday) will consist of discussing homework and of 15 minute quizzes, starting with the second week of classes. More specifically, there will be quizzes on April 5th, 12th and 19th, May 10th, 17th and 31st.. Active participation in discussion is highly recommended. Extra (bonus) points will be given for volunteering to work out homework problems on the blackboard. They will accumulate towards your total quiz score.

 

Homework.  Your homework assignment will be collected on Wednesday before class. Late homework will NOT be accepted! If you cannot make it to class that day, try to arrange for someone else to hand in your homework. It is vital to do the homework to do well in class. You are encouraged to cooperate with other people when doing your homework, or have group studies. At the same time, the homework that you hand in must be done and completely understood by YOU. To encourage you to do so quizzes will be based heavily on homework material.

 

Exams.  There will be two midterm exams: Tuesday, April 26th, and Tuesday May 24th. The Final exam is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8th, 10:15am. No notes, books, or calculators may be used during exams and quizzes.

 

Make-up. No make-up for quizzes. Make-up for the midterm may be given in case of illness or other extraordinary documented circumstances. Note that make-up will be scheduled during regular class-time and will definitely be harder than the original exam.

 

Grades.  The lowest quiz and homework score will be dropped.

Homework                                                                =  5%

Quizzes                                                                     =   20%              

Midterm                                                                    s=             25% each

Final                                                                          = 25%

Active participation in discussion section                     =   extra credit towards the total quiz score

 

 

Schedule. This is a tentative weekly course outline which is subject to change over the quarter.

 

Week 1, March. 28 – April 1

Review of eigenvalues and eigenvectors: 5.1, 5.2

5.3

Week 2, April 4 - April 8

5.4, 5.5

Quiz

Week 3, April 11- April 15

No class on Monday, Apr 11

5.5, 5.6

Quiz

Week 4, April 18 - April 22

5.6, 6.1, 6.2

Quiz

Week 5, April 25 - April 29

Review for the midterm;

Midterm I

6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Week 6, May 2 - May 6

6.5, 6.6

No quiz, Lecture on Tuesday

Week 7, May 9 - May 13

6.7, 7.1

Quiz

Week 8, May 16 - May 20

7.2, 7.3

Quiz

 

Week 9, May 23 - May 27

 

Review for the midterm;

Midterm II

7.4

Week 10, May 30 - June 3

No class on Monday - Memorial Day

Quiz;

7.5

Review for the final exam

June 8, Wed, 10:15am

FINAL EXAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

.